CVE-2026-118528

Description

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not validate that the requesting user owns the referenced listing before returning its metadata via an AJAX action, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose another user's private and unpublished draft listing details, including contact information.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): WPScan
CVSS severity: —
CVSS score: —
CVSS vector: —
Effective score: 4.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: NVD
CWE(s): CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Reserved: 2026-10-28
Published: 2026-11-07 06:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-11-07 18:16 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/118xxx/CVE-2026-118528.json

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NVD published: 2026-11-07 06:16:57 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-11-07 19:17:18 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 4.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 1.4 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0014 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 3.57% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-11-07

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-639 (differs from the CNA list above)

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-118934

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Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Unknown	Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads	`0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c138ecf0-1d27-4250-accc-e6e7581b6e60/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Web references (0)

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NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c138ecf0-1d27-4250-accc-e6e7581b6e60/ contact@wpscan.com

Remediations (10)

October 2026 Critical Patch Update Released | security

web:blogs.oracle.com

For more information about the Critical Patch Update program, see the security vulnerability remediation practices page located on the Oracle Trust Center.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
CVE Vulnerabilities 2026: Critical Flaws & Fixes Hub

web:cyberupdates365.com

Track critical CVE vulnerabilities 2026 with verified enterprise patch guides. Fix zero-days across VMware, WordPress, Windows, and cloud infrastructure.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
Cisco Meraki Security Hardening Release: October 2026

web:sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, engineering teams conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities were found during internal testing and are not known to be actively exploited. To assist customers in patching ...

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
SAP Security Patch Day - October 2026

web:support.sap.com

On 13 th of October 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 16 new security notes and 4 GitHub security advisories. There are 2 updates to previously released security notes.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
Addressing PHP2Shell CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619: upgrade ...

web:techcommunity.microsoft.com

Learn more: Azure WAF custom rules for PHP2Shell mitigation . Request-side signals alone may not be sufficient to reliably identify certain exploitation attempts. Signals in the server response can provide additional evidence that malicious activity has occurred, enabling more targeted mitigation with higher confidence and lower false positives.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
YellowKey BitLocker Bypass: CVE-2026-45585 Mitigation & TPM+PIN

web:windowsforum.com

Microsoft acknowledged the publicly disclosed YellowKey BitLocker bypass on May 20, 2026 , assigning it CVE - 2026 -45585 and publishing mitigations for affected Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 systems rather than a full security update.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
What Is CVE Remediation in 2026? - aikido.dev

web:www.aikido.dev

CVE remediation is fixing known flaws in the software you run. Why upgrading often fails, what remediation actually involves, and how backporting fixes it.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

web:www.cve.org

At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026

web:www.oracle.com

This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC
Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Advisory - September 2026

web:www.oracle.com

Prior Critical Patch Update and Critical Security Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security patches. Refer to Critical Patch Updates, Critical Security Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins for information about Oracle Security advisories.

2026-11-08 11:45 UTC

AI Forensic Analysis

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-118528.json.

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