CVE-2026-16968: CWE-200 Information Exposure in GeoDirectory
GeoDirectory WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.168 contain an information exposure vulnerability that allows any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve email addresses of all registered users, including administrators. This occurs because the user-search handler does not restrict access properly. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-16968 and is classified under CWE-200. It has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16968 is an information exposure vulnerability in the GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before version 2.8.168. The flaw arises because the user-search handler fails to restrict access to users authorized to list other users. As a result, any authenticated user with Contributor-level permissions or higher can retrieve email addresses of all registered users, including administrators. This exposure could facilitate targeted phishing or social engineering attacks but does not allow modification or denial of service. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently documented.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of email addresses of all registered users to any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher. This compromises user privacy and could enable further attacks such as phishing. There is no indication of impact on data integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and higher to trusted users only to minimize exposure risk.
CVE-2026-16968: CWE-200 Information Exposure in GeoDirectory
Description
GeoDirectory WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.168 contain an information exposure vulnerability that allows any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve email addresses of all registered users, including administrators. This occurs because the user-search handler does not restrict access properly. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-16968 and is classified under CWE-200. It has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
GeoDirectory
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16968 is an information exposure vulnerability in the GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before version 2.8.168. The flaw arises because the user-search handler fails to restrict access to users authorized to list other users. As a result, any authenticated user with Contributor-level permissions or higher can retrieve email addresses of all registered users, including administrators. This exposure could facilitate targeted phishing or social engineering attacks but does not allow modification or denial of service. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently documented.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of email addresses of all registered users to any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher. This compromises user privacy and could enable further attacks such as phishing. There is no indication of impact on data integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and higher to trusted users only to minimize exposure risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T08:22:34.059Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a72d7b0bf8831d5395e8356
Added to database: 08/05/2026, 06:26:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 15:34:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 32
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