# CVE-2026-118531: Directorist < 8.11.1 - Subscriber+ Listing Moderation Bypass via REST Status Update

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-12. Updated: 2026-11-12.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Unknown / Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: ≥ 0; < 8.11.1 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: WPScan

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-863

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04ba942d-59f2-4e35-9d09-877f9bdd3606/ (CNA: WPScan)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04ba942d-59f2-4e35-9d09-877f9bdd3606/ (CNA: WPScan; exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description)

## Provenance

- CNA: WPScan: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118531; retrieved 2026-11-12; source updated 2026-11-12

Revision: a6e090d91f5f4c6f432fc8ce7f7106c27126a376e523d8b686a5242fe44189f3

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-118531

## Agent and API access

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- Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. Follow nextCursor with the same search, filters, sort, and limit (1–100). A null cursor marks the end.

- WebMCP: search_cve_disclosures, get_cve_disclosure, get_cve_page_markdown, get_y2_cve_access. Available in compatible browsers.

- Cyber API: https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves and https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves/{cveId}.

- Y2 Pro or Elite: create a workspace API key with the intel:cyber scope and send Authorization: Bearer <Y2_API_KEY>. Setup: https://y2.dev/docs/api/create-key.

- x402: Pay per request without an account or API key. Omit Authorization, read the HTTP 402 PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge, validate its current requirements, and retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE through an authorized payment client. These browser tools never make payments. Guide: https://y2.dev/docs/api/x402.

- OpenAPI: https://y2.dev/api/openapi.yaml. Agent access metadata: https://y2.dev/cve/agent.json.

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