Medium severity · published Sep 23, 2026
CVE-2026-84027
Directorist 8.9.1 - 8.9.4 - Subscriber+ Paid Order and Payment Record Forgery via REST Orders Endpoint
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.5 does not check user capabilities when creating orders through its REST API, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to create paid order and payment records with arbitrary amounts and attribute them to other users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads ·
8.9.1 before 8.9.5 · source: vendor
Affected product
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84027
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84027
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dff1eca0-3fdd-4e7f-8ad2-1fa52b3b4a80/
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