CVE-2026-68565 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in GeoDirectory <= 2.8.172 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Paolo

GeoDirectory

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.8.172

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/geodirectory/vulnerability/wordpress-geodirectory-plugin-2-8-172-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in GeoDirectory <= 2.8.172 versions.
Title		WordPress GeoDirectory plugin <= 2.8.172 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/geodirectory/vulnerability/wordpress-geodirectory-plugin-2-8-172-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-18T13:59:57.213Z

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:28:10.031Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T06:24:41.650Z

Link: CVE-2026-68565

Vulnrichment

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NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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