CVE-2026-27386
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in designthemes DesignThemes Directory Addon designthemes-directory-addon allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DesignThemes Directory Addon: from n/a through <= 1.8.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the DesignThemes Directory Addon WordPress plugin (versions through 1.8). The issue allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, likely enabling unauthenticated users to access functionality or data that should require proper authorization checks.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin installation and versionCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a directory related to 'designthemes' or 'directory-addon'. Open the main plugin PHP file and look for the version number in the plugin header comment, or check the readme.txt file for the 'Stable tag' entry.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is 1.8 or lower (including any version number below 1.8).
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Identify plugin endpoints and AJAX actionsSearch the plugin directory for action hooks (add_action) that register AJAX endpoints or front-end submission handlers. Look for files containing 'wp_ajax' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv' to identify publicly accessible functions.Affected if The plugin registers AJAX actions with 'wp_ajax_nopriv' hooks or exposes submission endpoints that do not verify user capabilities.
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Review capability checks on sensitive functionsExamine the plugin PHP files for current_user_can(), wp_get_current_user(), or other authorization checks before executing sensitive operations such as data creation, modification, or deletion.Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() verification or rely solely on nonces without verifying user roles.
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Test unauthorized access to admin functionsIf the plugin provides front-end forms for directory submissions, submit requests without authenticating or without appropriate WordPress capabilities to verify if the submission is processed.Affected if Unauthenticated or low-privilege users can successfully submit, modify, or delete directory entries that should require higher privileges.
The environment is affected if the DesignThemes Directory Addon plugin (version 1.8 or lower) is installed and exposes administrative or data-modifying functions that can be accessed by unauthenticated users or users lacking proper capabilities.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin, ensuring role-based access control (RBAC) is correctly enforced. If a patched version is available, upgrade immediately.
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