CVE-2026-113673

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not properly escape administrator-defined text before writing it into a generated PHP file in its own folder, allowing high privilege users such as a subsite administrator on a multisite network, who cannot otherwise run code, to achieve Remote Code Execution that any unauthenticated visitor can trigger.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.2 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-24 06:16:36.907000

Last modified

2026-10-26 13:50:14.083000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-113673",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:16:36.907",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T13:50:14.083",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "The GeoDirectory  WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not properly escape administrator-defined text before writing it into a generated PHP file in its own folder, allowing high privilege users such as a subsite administrator on a multisite network, who cannot otherwise run code, to achieve Remote Code Execution that any unauthenticated visitor can trigger."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "GeoDirectory",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "2.8.194",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "timestamp": "2026-10-24T14:32:41.949048Z",
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ef117ed-1fd6-48e6-b242-87a7b65d3477/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
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}