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GeoDirectory CVE-2026-16988

| EUVDEUVD-2026-54890 HIGH
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-08-09 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-9fxx-p9p4-4fjv
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.3 MEDIUM

Network-accessible and unauthenticated per CVSS vector; C:L rather than C:H because only two specific fields per listing are disclosed, not total loss of confidentiality.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Aug 10, 2026 - 20:23 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 10, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
Patch available
Aug 09, 2026 - 07:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 09, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 09, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.169 does not perform any authorization check when returning map marker data for a single requested listing, allowing unauthenticated users to disclose the title and exact geographic coordinates of non-public (pending or draft) listings.

AnalysisAI

GeoDirectory WordPress plugin versions before 2.8.169 leak the title and exact geographic coordinates of non-public (pending or draft) listings to unauthenticated HTTP requests due to a missing authorization check on the map marker data endpoint. Any internet-accessible WordPress site running an affected version inadvertently exposes private listing location data to anonymous callers. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released a fix in version 2.8.169.

Technical ContextAI

GeoDirectory is a WordPress plugin providing geolocation directory functionality, including map-based rendering of business or place listings via marker data served from a dedicated endpoint. The root cause is CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor): the endpoint responsible for returning map marker data for a single requested listing performs no authorization check before responding, allowing any HTTP client to supply a listing ID and receive the associated title and GPS coordinates regardless of the listing's publication status. Affected versions span all GeoDirectory releases from 0 up to but not including 2.8.169, as confirmed by the WPScan advisory and NVD entry. No CPE string was supplied in the input data, but the affected component is the GeoDirectory plugin for the WordPress platform.

RemediationAI

Update GeoDirectory to version 2.8.169 or later, confirmed as the patched release by the WPScan vendor advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/162fa8ab-4d80-46f8-9a15-63c8dfd0be33/. If immediate patching is not feasible, a targeted compensating control is to block or rate-limit requests to the map marker data endpoint at the web server or WAF layer - note this will degrade map preview functionality for legitimate users until the update is applied. Alternatively, administrators can temporarily set all pending or draft listings to a private state that does not feed the affected endpoint, reducing the pool of disclosable data without disabling the plugin. No workaround fully eliminates the authorization gap without patching; the update is the only confirmed remediation.

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