GeoDirectory <= 2.8.186 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'latitude' Parameter via Stored Pending Listing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the stored latitude/longitude coordinates of a listing in versions up to, and including, 2.8.186. This is due to insufficient escaping and the absence of numeric validation on coordinate values when a listing is saved, combined with the direct string interpolation of those values into a distance sub-expression in geodir_gps_query_part() that is later executed by the public wp_ajax_nopriv_geodir_widget_listings handler when a caller supplies set_post=<pending-listing-id> and sort_by=distance_asc. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paoltaia | GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory | up to 2.8.186 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory Vendorpaoltaia Affected up to 2.8.186 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103913
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-285m-c668-wj9h
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/54f449f4-0a22-45c7-8a3b-9121d70b5fe4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.185/includes/general-functions.php#L1312
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.185/includes/general-functions.php#L1394
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.185/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-listings.php#L862
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.185/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L1464
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.185/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L660
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3723536%40geodirectory&new=3723536%40geodirectory
More paoltaia vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12548 GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory <= 2.8.97 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-70267 Unauthenticated local file inclusion in GeoDirectory WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-15607 Path traversal in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-83249 Unauthenticated shortcode execution in GeoDirectory WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-86179 Stored cross-site scripting in GeoDirectory WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-12547 Cross-site scripting in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-103913 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103913 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-285m-c668-wj9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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