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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 2.8.191

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L821 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1661 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/post-functions.php#L2032 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includes/inc/bs5-js.php#L328 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3746728%40geodirectory&new=3746728%40geodirectory cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2af46137-6cdc-4898-8d59-3c603ebe02c4?source=cve cve-icon
History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title GeoDirectory <= 2.8.191 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'post_content' Parameter via data-embed-url Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T09:26:37.351Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T14:23:08.631Z

Link: CVE-2026-110703

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