Medium Cross-site scripting

CVE-2026-110703 — GeoDirectory <= 2.8.191 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'post_content' Parameter via data-embed-url Attribute

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. 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. 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.

Published Oct 16, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Wordfence

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

—

No EPSS score.

Affects

Paoltaia

GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory

CVSS base

6.4

Medium · 2 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cross-site scripting), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Paoltaia	GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory	≤ 2.8.191	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.4	CVSS 3.1	Medium	3.1	2.7	security@wordfence.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.4	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	Wordfence via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: security@wordfence.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Other CVEs with this weakness →

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Monitor CSP violation reports and script payloads in reflected parameters.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSapplication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · paoltaia/geodirectory – wp business directory plugin and classified listings directory
Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 16, 2026
CVSS changed · 6.4
Oct 16, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Received
Oct 16, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 16, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
CVE published
Oct 16, 2026 · Wordfence

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× References added · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026

References

6 on the record

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/post-functions.php
NIST National Vulnerability Database
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
NIST National Vulnerability Database
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includ
NIST National Vulnerability Database
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php
NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2af46137-6cdc-4898-8d59-3c603ebe02c4
NIST National Vulnerability Database
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.191/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Paoltaia
every CVE for this vendor

Cross-site scripting
same class

CWE-79
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-111069 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.192 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'twitterusername' Custom Field 7h
Medium CVE-2026-107650 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.190 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Dynamic Content Field-Token Substitution via Listing Title 2d
Medium CVE-2026-107754 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.190 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Image Title 2d
High CVE-2026-104899 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.187 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via 'design_type' Parameter 6d
Medium CVE-2026-104993 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.188 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Contact Email Custom Field 6d
High CVE-2026-103913 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.186 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'latitude' Parameter via Stored Pending Listing 13d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No FIRST EPSS score.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-110703 is "GeoDirectory <= 2.8.191 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'post_content' Parameter via data-embed-url Attribute", rated Medium. It affects GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory (Paoltaia); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.4 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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