---
id: "CVE-2026-118532"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118532"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118532"]
title: "Directorist WordPress plugin: subscribers can delete any media attachment"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["directorist", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-subscriber-accounts", "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: "2026-11-07T06:48:30+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118532", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Directorist WordPress plugin: subscribers can delete any media attachment

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118532 (this .md is for agents)

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not check who owns attachment IDs sent when a listing's images are updated. A logged-in subscriber can permanently delete any media library file, including files uploaded by administrators.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Directorist version in the WordPress admin plugin list, or in `wp-content/plugins/directorist/` (the plugin header version).
- Confirm whether subscriber accounts can register or log in on the site.

## Fix

- Directorist: `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-2026-118532

## From the sources

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

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