GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00371 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GeoDirectory (Unknown): 2.8.168
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | GeoDirectory | before 2.8.168 | 2.8.168 | Patch available | CNA |
- GeoDirectory VendorUnknown Affected before 2.8.168 Fixed in 2.8.168 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GeoDirectory (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8.168
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-826p-m5jc-6mc3
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-826p-m5jc-6mc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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