WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Directorist < 8.11 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Media Deletion via Listing Image Field

Description

The plugin does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 8.11

References

Classification

Type
FILE DELETION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Jashid Sany
Submitter
Jashid Sany
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

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)

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