Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
PR:L reflects mandatory subscriber authentication; S:C captures SSRF reaching systems beyond the WordPress app; no availability impact identified.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GeoDirectory <= 2.8.161 versions.
AnalysisAI
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the GeoDirectory WordPress plugin (versions 2.8.161 and earlier) allows authenticated subscribers to force the server to issue arbitrary internal or external HTTP requests. Because the vulnerability is accessible at the lowest WordPress registered-user privilege level (subscriber), any registered site user can trigger it without elevated permissions. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a valid WordPress subscriber account on the target site - the lowest registered-user role. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The NVD CVSS 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) accurately reflects a medium-severity but meaningful risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | A registered subscriber on a GeoDirectory-powered business listing site submits a crafted request containing an internal URL (e.g., http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ on AWS) to the vulnerable plugin endpoint. The server fetches the URL and returns cloud instance metadata, including IAM role credentials, to the attacker. … |
| Remediation | Update the GeoDirectory plugin to a version above 2.8.161; the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/geodirectory/vulnerability/wordpress-geodirectory-plugin-2-8-161-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve should be consulted for the exact patched release version, which was not independently confirmed in the available data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-41290
GHSA-24p8-c5jg-969r