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GHSA-X86J-GH72-FXVV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-16 12:31 – Updated: 2026-10-16 12:31

Details

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.191 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the attacker to own a published listing, as the ownership check in GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit() limits who can store the payload; however, because ajax_save_post() re-applies the existing post_status, edits to an already-published listing bypass re-moderation and remain live immediately.

Severity

6.4 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2026-110703 (GCVE-0-2026-110703)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-16 09:26 – Updated: 2026-10-16 14:13

Title

GeoDirectory <= 2.8.191 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'post_content' Parameter via data-embed-url Attribute

Summary

Severity

6.4 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-16 14:12 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2250 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodir…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodir…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodir…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodir…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?repo…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
paoltaia	GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.8.191 (semver)

Credits

UKO

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