---
id: "CVE-2026-118531"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118531"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118531"]
title: "Directorist WordPress plugin: authors can publish their own pending listings"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["directorist", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-user-submissions", "version-8.11.1-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-12T06:17:11+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-12T06:36:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-12T06:38:01+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118531", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-12T06:36:51+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Directorist WordPress plugin: authors can publish their own pending listings

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118531 (this .md is for agents)

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 8.11.1 lets a listing's author change its status from pending to published. A Subscriber-level account can therefore skip the administrator's moderation of listings.

_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 admin under Plugins, or in the plugin's main file header.
- Confirm whether the site accepts listing submissions from Subscriber-level users.

## Fix

- Update the Directorist plugin to `8.11.1` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12T06:36:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118531

## From the sources

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11.1 does not prevent a listing's own author from changing its status from pending to published, allowing users with a Subscriber-level account and above to bypass the administrator's listing moderation and publish their own pending listings.

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