CVE-2026-105993

DT Directory Lite Addon <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update

2026-10-31 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: DT Directory Lite Addon
Affected Version: <= 1.1
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CVE: CVE-2026-105993

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At a glance

CVE-2026-105993 is a medium-severity Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality vulnerability in the DT Directory Lite Addon WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.1. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed October 2026, reported by Usama Arshad.

Vulnerability Overview

The DT Directory Lite Addon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105993 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4b8f4114-ff16-400a-8e0f-aeb89cd8bf9b https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105993

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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