GeoDirectory <= 2.8.193 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass to Guest Listing Ownership
- ID
- WPSEC-2026-1391
- Plugin
- GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory (geodirectory)
- Affected
- all versions before 2.8.194
- Remediation
- Update to 2.8.194 or later.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Usage
- Plugin Low · Affected versions Low among sites WPSec scans, 2026-10-21
- Attack surface
- GeoDirectory on WPSec AttackSurface
- Fix released
- Published
Description
The GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass via the listing edit permission check (GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit) in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.193. This is due to a loose comparison between the listing author ID and the current user ID, which runs before the guest ownership cookie check. As a result, logged-out visitors (user ID 0) match any listing whose author ID is 0, such as listings started by guests. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit, auto-save and upload files to guest-authored listings they do not own, on sites where guest listing submission is enabled.
References
- https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1391/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/geodirectory/tags/2.8.194/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/geodirectory/
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