---
id: "CVE-2026-122661"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-122661"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-122661"]
title: "Directorist WordPress plugin: stored XSS through input handling, up to 8.10.7"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["directorist", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T11:17:22+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T11:26:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T11:26:43+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122661", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T11:26:03+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Directorist WordPress plugin: stored XSS through input handling, up to 8.10.7

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-122661 (this .md is for agents)

Directorist, a WordPress directory plugin by wpWax, does not sanitize some user input before it is rendered in pages. An attacker can store a script that runs in other visitors' browsers.

_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.
- Compare the installed version against `8.10.7`; versions up to and including `8.10.7` are listed as affected.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T11:26:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122661

## 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 8.10.7.

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