WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory < 2.8.178 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.177. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.8.178

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Ananda Dhakal
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-08-18 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-08-24 (about 27 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-28 (about 24 days ago)

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