---
id: "CVE-2026-119497"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119497"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119497"]
title: "Directorist WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 8.10.6 lets attackers inject scripts"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "directorist", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["directorist", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-above-8.10.6"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T10:17:05+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T10:25:48+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T10:26:25+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119497", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T10:25:48+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Directorist WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 8.10.6 lets attackers inject scripts

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Directorist, a WordPress directory plugin by wpWax, does not sanitize some input before rendering it in pages, so stored cross-site scripting is possible. An attacker who can submit that input can run JavaScript in the browsers of people who view the page, which can include site administrators.

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

## Affected

- vendor:directorist affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the installed Directorist plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in the `directorist` plugin header.
- Confirm whether the version is `8.10.6` or earlier.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T10:25:48+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119497

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpWax Directorist directorist allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Directorist: from n/a through 8.10.6.

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