Stored cross-site scripting in Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin for WordPress is affected in all versions up to and including 3.4.4. Missing input sanitization and output escaping of the phone parameter stores attacker-supplied scripts in pages (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with custom-level access or higher can run scripts in the browser of users who open an injected page, but only when the Force Bootstrap setting is enabled and the ACADP Listing Address widget is placed on a sidebar of single listing pages.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'phone' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable on sites where the 'Force Bootstrap' miscellaneous setting (acadp_misc_settings['force_bootstrap']) is enabled and the 'ACADP Listing Address' widget is placed on a sidebar displayed on single listing pages; both conditions are non-default.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pluginsware | Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro | up to 3.4.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro Vendorpluginsware Affected up to 3.4.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93883
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-ppvq-mmgv-cw4h
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a17cd6e-8c9c-4427-ac59-2bd8624be492?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/tags/3.4.4/includes/helpers/html.php#L404
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/tags/3.4.4/public/user.php#L887
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3728695/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/trunk/includes/helpers/html.php
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- TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-02063 Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-42101 WordPress Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin <= 3.2.9 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-93883 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93883 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppvq-mmgv-cw4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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