5.3

CVE-2026-39509: wordpress directorist Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 08-04-2026Last modified 29-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-39509 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in wordpress directorist. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 8.6.1.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in wpWax Directorist directorist allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Directorist: from n/a through <= 8.5.10.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 0.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • directorist≤ 8.5.10 (fixed in 8.6.1)
Wpwax1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links