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CVE-2026-118530 Directorist < 8.11 - Admin+ Cross-Site Account Lockout via Email Verification Bulk Action

Description

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not check that the acting user may edit each targeted user when handling an email-verification bulk action on multisite, allowing an Administrator of one site on the network to lock out users of other sites, including the network Super Administrator, until they re-verify their email.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploitable remotely over the network, with an administrator account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 8.11 earliest → < 8.11 8.11
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