CVE-2026-77757: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.3 does not sanitize a user-supplied image reference before using it as the source of a file move, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to relocate arbitrary server-readable image files into a publicly accessible directory, and to delete them from their original location.
CVE-2026-77757: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.3 does not sanitize a user-supplied image reference before using it as the source of a file move, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to relocate arbitrary server-readable image files into a publicly accessible directory, and to delete them from their original location.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-21T09:58:17.777Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8e82c0acd9273b4979d51a
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 06:08:00 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 07:52:32 UTC
Views: 4
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