# CVE-2026-118534: Directorist \< 8.11 - Subscriber+ Payment Retry on Other Users' Orders via IDOR

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118939, GHSA-66Q8-QH5W-5952
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- 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-2026-118534 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 4.3 (medium) and affects Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads; fixed in 8.11.

## Summary

The Directorist WordPress plugin, a business directory and classified ads tool, is affected by a flaw in its checkout payment-retry REST action. Any logged-in user, including a subscriber, can create payment-attempt records against other users' orders because the plugin does not check that the order belongs to the requesting user.

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## 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 verify that the order targeted by its checkout payment-retry REST action belongs to the requesting user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to create payment-attempt records against other users' orders.

## 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-2026-118534 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-2026-118534

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118534?

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

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118534

### How do I fix CVE-2026-118534?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 8.11.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118534

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1cc11436-a4ea-4a6e-b163-f37bcd8a3bd8/

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