WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Directorist < 8.11 - Admin+ Cross-Site Account Lockout via Email Verification Bulk Action
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 8.11 References
CVE
Classification
Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
Submitter
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-11-05 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-11-05 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-05 (about 1 day ago)
