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This requires the attacker to own a published listing, as the ownership check in GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit() limits who can store the payload; however, because ajax_save_post() re-applies the existing post_status, edits to an already-published listing bypass re-moderation and remain live immediately.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00209,"percentile":0.11205,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2026-10-16T09:26:37Z","modified":"2026-10-16T14:51:17Z","products":[{"vendor":"paoltaia","product":"geodirectory – wp business directory plugin and classified listings directory"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2af46137-6cdc-4898-8d59-3c603ebe02c4?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includes/inc/bs5-js.php#L328"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/post-functions.php#L2032"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1661"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L821"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3746728%40geodirectory\u0026new=3746728%40geodirectory"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110703"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x86j-gh72-fxvv"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-110703","title":"GeoDirectory \u003c= 2.8.191 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'post_content' Parameter via data-embed-url Attribute","description":"The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.191 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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This requires the attacker to own a published listing, as the ownership check in GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit() limits who can store the payload; however, because ajax_save_post() re-applies the existing post_status, edits to an already-published listing bypass re-moderation and remain live immediately.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-16T09:26:37.351Z","modified":"2026-10-16T14:13:09.355Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:34:37.420074Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-102831","description":"The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.191 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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This requires the attacker to own a published listing, as the ownership check in GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit() limits who can store the payload; however, because ajax_save_post() re-applies the existing post_status, edits to an already-published listing bypass re-moderation and remain live immediately.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-16T09:26:37Z","modified":"2026-10-16T14:13:09Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:00:06.126239Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-x86j-gh72-fxvv","title":"The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for...","description":"The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.191 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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This requires the attacker to own a published listing, as the ownership check in GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit() limits who can store the payload; however, because ajax_save_post() re-applies the existing post_status, edits to an already-published listing bypass re-moderation and remain live immediately.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-16T12:31:22Z","modified":"2026-10-16T12:31:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:13:51.12467Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-110703","description":"The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.191 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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