The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 04:36 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 |
|---|
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| paoltaiaGeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting use of the affected plugin versions to prevent exploitation. Monitoring official GeoDirectory channels for updates is recommended.
Description
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'post_content' parameter. This affects all versions up to and including 2.8.200. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when users view the affected pages. The attack bypasses the plugin's shortcode filtering due to a nested shortcode payload and limitations in WordPress's strip_shortcodes() function and kses HTML filtering.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120082 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/archive/refs/heads/master.zip (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/formatting-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-dynamic-content.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-dynamic-content.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3779924/geodirectory/trunk/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-dynamic-content.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2db386bd-3edc-48ae-9e32-ac57d472ab5b?source=cve (opens in a new tab)