Stored cross-site scripting in GeoDirectory post badge link
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.196 does not sanitise or escape a post badge click-through link value before outputting it in an anchor element on a listing, which is a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). An attacker with the Contributor role or higher can store script that runs in the browsers of higher-privileged users who view the listing, including administrators reviewing moderated content. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.196 does not properly sanitise or escape a post badge click-through link value before outputting it in an anchor element on a listing, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher-privileged users who view the listing, including an administrator reviewing moderated content.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 2.8.196 | 2.8.196 | Patch available | CNA |
- GeoDirectory VendorUnknown Affected before 2.8.196 Fixed in 2.8.196 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update GeoDirectory to version 2.8.196, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA GeoDirectory (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8.196
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GeoDirectory 2.8.196
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81711 Stored XSS in GeoDirectory via gd_post_badge cta attributePriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113487
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-64wh-p786-vprv
- 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-113487 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113487 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64wh-p786-vprv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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