---
id: "CVE-2026-118530"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118530"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118530"]
title: "WordPress Directorist plugin lets a site admin lock out network users"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["directorist", "multisite", "runtime", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["single-site-install", "version-8.11-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T06:16:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T06:48:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118530", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WordPress Directorist plugin lets a site admin lock out network users

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118530 (this .md is for agents)

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 8.11 fails to check permissions on an email-verification bulk action on multisite networks. An Administrator of one site can force users of other sites, including the network Super Administrator, to re-verify their email and lose access.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Directorist plugin version in the WordPress plugins screen or `wp plugin get directorist --field=version` if WP-CLI is available
- Confirm whether the site runs as a WordPress multisite network

## Fix

- Directorist: move to `8.11` or later (per the description, versions before 8.11 are affected)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118530

## From the sources

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.

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