Missing Authorization in wpWax Directorist Plugin Allows Unauthorized Access

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Patchstack

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.

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Published

2026-04-08

Last Modified

2026-04-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-08

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-39509

EUVD

EUVD-2026-20176

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wpwax	directorist	to 8.5.10 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Missing Authorization issue in the wpWax Directorist plugin. It occurs due to incorrectly configured access control security levels, which means that the plugin does not properly restrict access to certain functions or data.

Impact Analysis

Because of the missing authorization, unauthorized users might gain access to restricted features or sensitive information within the Directorist plugin. This can lead to potential data exposure or unauthorized actions being performed.

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