Stored cross-site scripting in GeoDirectory WordPress plugin
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 GeoDirectory WordPress plugin is affected in all versions up to and including 2.8.191. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the post_content parameter (CWE-79) allow stored cross-site scripting. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or above who owns a published listing can inject scripts that run whenever a user opens an injected page. Edits to an already-published listing skip re-moderation and stay live immediately.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paoltaia | GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory | up to 2.8.191 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory Vendorpaoltaia Affected up to 2.8.191 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for GeoDirectory (WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110703
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-x86j-gh72-fxvv
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2af46137-6cdc-4898-8d59-3c603ebe02c4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includes/inc/bs5-js.php#L328
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/post-functions.php#L2032
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1661
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L821
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3746728%40geodirectory&new=3746728%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-2026-67425 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.186 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'latitude' Parameter via Stored Pending Listing 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-110703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x86j-gh72-fxvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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