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CVE-2026-84066: Directorist < 8.9 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Meta Write via atbdp_post_attachment_upload
- Severity: low (CVSS 3.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-04 · updated 2026-09-08
- Weakness: CWE-862
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.
Affected products
- Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: before 8.9 — fixed in 8.9
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 8.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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