CVE-2026-84046: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (WordPress plugin) · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Affects Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium : upgrade to 8.9.5 when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.9.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (WordPress plugin) to 8.9.5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade the Directorist plugin to version 8.9.5 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation details are provided. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary indicating fixed in 8.9.5.
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.5 does not validate a user-supplied URL before fetching it server-side, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to make the server issue requests to internal addresses.