Auth bypass in Directorist: Ai-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

CVE-2026-84027

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.5 does not check user capabilities when creating orders through its REST API, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to create paid order and payment records with arbitrary amounts and attribute them to other users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

  • Directorist: Ai-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84027?
CVE-2026-84027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Directorist: Ai-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-84027?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.