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TI-2026-80044 Aliases CVE-2026-113674GHSA-pjph-x42v-fp6x

Missing ownership check in GeoDirectory lets guests edit listings

Priority LOW 17CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not correctly verify ownership of listings submitted by logged-out users before allowing them to be edited. An unauthenticated attacker can modify, unpublish, attach images to, or reassign any guest-submitted listing when guest posting is enabled, which is a missing access control check (CWE-284). A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not correctly verify ownership of listings submitted by logged-out users before allowing them to be edited, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify, unpublish, attach images to, or reassign any guest-submitted listing when guest posting is enabled.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GeoDirectory (Unknown): 2.8.194

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownGeoDirectorybefore 2.8.1942.8.194Patch availableCNA
  • GeoDirectory VendorUnknown Affected before 2.8.194 Fixed in 2.8.194 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update GeoDirectory to version 2.8.194 or later. CISA has not listed this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA GeoDirectory (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8.194

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GeoDirectory 2.8.194

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-80043 Code injection in GeoDirectory WordPress plugin lets admins run codePriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-80042 Stored XSS in GeoDirectory gd_map shortcode width attributePriority LOW 32
    • TI-2026-80041 Unauthenticated disclosure of non-public listings in GeoDirectoryPriority LOW 30
    Show all 7 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-24 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113674
  2. 2026-10-24 Alias added: GHSA-pjph-x42v-fp6x
  3. 2026-10-24 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-24 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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