CVE-2026-93897 json
GeoDirectory <= 2.8.181 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Text-type Custom Field (e.g., 'phone')
published 2026-09-25 45 d ago modified 2026-09-25 44 d ago also EUVD-2026-86533
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Text-type Custom Field (e.g., 'phone') in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.181 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. The payload must be stored in a text-type custom field (such as a phone field) via the AJAX geodir_save_post endpoint, using entity-encoded angle brackets (e.g., <img src=x onerror=alert(1)>) to bypass the strpos()-gated tag-stripping check.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 45 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1390b079-784c-4c36-bec4-a70cd8484ca5?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.181/includes/post-functions.php#L1347
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.181/includes/formatting-functions.php#L56
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.181/includes/post-functions.php#L1803
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.181/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L821
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3705730%40geodirectory&new=3705730%40geodirectory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-93897
- NVD CVE-2026-93897
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