6.4

CVE-2026-84046: Directorist < 8.9.5 - Subscriber+ SSRF via Avatar URL

Deferred
Published 23-09-2026Last modified 23-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84046 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in unknown directorist: ai-powered business directory, listings & classified ads. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 8.9.5.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 23-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.07 pp

From 0.20% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Unknown1 product
  • directorist: ai-powered business directory, listings & classified ads< 8.9.5
Wordpress1 product
  • directorist≤ 8.9.4 (fixed in 8.9.5)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links