CVE-2026-116752
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_images' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.197 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. The injected payload does not fire for the attacker directly; it executes in the browser of any Administrator or Editor who opens the pending listing's edit screen, making this a privilege-escalation-capable stored XSS chain triggered through normal editorial workflow.
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-116752",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-31T10:16:37.793",
"lastModified": "2026-10-31T10:16:37.793",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_images' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.197 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. The injected payload does not fire for the attacker directly; it executes in the browser of any Administrator or Editor who opens the pending listing's edit screen, making this a privilege-escalation-capable stored XSS chain triggered through normal editorial workflow."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "paoltaia",
"product": "GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.8.197",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
"impactScore": 2.7
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/archive/refs/heads/master.zip",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/assets/aui/js/geodirectory-plupload.js#L363",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/includes/class-geodir-media.php#L1264",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L329",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/templates/bootstrap/file-upload.php#L44",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3768833/geodirectory/trunk/assets/aui/js/geodirectory-plupload.js",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/197252d7-3098-43cd-b680-3d857ddb29ba?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}