wpWax Directorist Plugin up to 8.5.10 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in wpWax Directorist Plugin up to 8.5.10 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-39509. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wpWax Directorist Plugin up to 8.5.10 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared by Johska. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-39509 since 04/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/07/2026 CVE reserved
04/08/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Johska
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-39509 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-39509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356069

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2026 11:22
Changes: 04/08/2026 11:22 (54)
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Cache ID: 216:9A0:103

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