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Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads · support · 2026-03-09T08:39:00+00:00

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imokweb resolved

Hi there I’m Using managewp to monitor sites and The directorist plugin came up as vulnerable https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/directorist/vulnerability/wordpress-directorist-plugin-8-5-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/directorist/vulnerability/wordpress-directorist-plugin-8-5-6-open-redirection-vulnerability Can you take a look at it and fix it? thanks Hi @imokweb , Thank you for reporting this. These vulnerabilities have already been fixed and patched in the latest version of the plugin . The Patchstack listing may still show the issue because it can take some time for their team to review and update the status after a patch is released. Please make sure you update Directorist to the latest version to ensure your site remains secure. If you have any questions or notice anything unusual after updating, feel free to let us know. hi @alamin56649 Just in case there is something more left there, they have changed the title to for the posts and they say that WordPress Directorist Plugin <= 8.6.3 is vulnerable to a medium priority Broken Access Control, WordPress Directorist Plugin <= 8.6.3 is vulnerable to Open Redirection thanks

Commercial Context

Opportunity

local listing and directory operations

Listings directory accuracy workflow for keeping listings, locations, maps, and directory submissions accurate

Buyer: directory owners, local businesses, agencies, and marketplace operators

Wedge: audit listings submissions, map visibility, listing freshness, spam, and local-lead routing

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Summary: plugin vulnerability: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence quote: plugin vulnerability Hi there I’m Using managewp to monitor sites and The directorist plugin came up as vulnerable https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/directorist/vulnerability/wordpress-directorist-plugin-8-5-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/directorist/vulnerability/wordpress-directorist-pl

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Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

20.0K active installs · 1.2M downloads · rating 92.0

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Al-Amin Khan 2026-03-10T04:21:00+00:00

Hi @imokweb , Thank you for reporting this. These vulnerabilities have already been fixed and patched in the latest version of the plugin . The Patchstack listing may still show the issue because it can take some time for their team to review and update the status after a patch is released. Please make sure you update Directorist to the latest version to ensure your site remains secure. If you have any questions or notice anything unusual after updating, feel free to let us know.

imokweb 2026-03-11T08:28:00+00:00

hi @alamin56649 Just in case there is something more left there, they have changed the title to for the posts and they say that WordPress Directorist Plugin <= 8.6.3 is vulnerable to a medium priority Broken Access Control, WordPress Directorist Plugin <= 8.6.3 is vulnerable to Open Redirection thanks