Low severity · published Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-84066
Directorist < 8.9 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Meta Write via atbdp_post_attachment_upload
3.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9 does not verify that the requesting user owns the post being modified before writing uploaded file references to its metadata, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to overwrite image metadata on posts belonging to other users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% 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 ·
before 8.9 · source: vendor
Affected product
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84066
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84066
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99d990ce-aef3-404d-8ce0-803215fbf0bb/
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