Path Traversal in Directorist: Ai-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
CVE-2026-77757
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.3 does not sanitize a user-supplied image reference before using it as the source of a file move, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to relocate arbitrary server-readable image files into a publicly accessible directory, and to delete them from their original location.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Unknown Directorist: Ai-powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-77757?
- CVE-2026-77757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Directorist: Ai-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-77757?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.