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

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118936, GHSA-7FJQ-QQJ3-WH4H
- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.11
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-118530 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.0 (medium) and affects Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads; fixed in 8.11.

## Summary

The Directorist WordPress business directory and classified ads plugin has a flaw in its email-verification bulk action on multisite networks. An Administrator of one site on the network can use it to lock out users of other sites, including the network Super Administrator, until they re-verify their email.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Unknown Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: fixed in 8.11

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, upgrade to a fixed version (8.11) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-118530 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118530

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118530?

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: before 8.11.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118530

### How do I fix CVE-2026-118530?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 8.11.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118530

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3605c252-a176-4c4e-a794-d5e27e032c64/

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