GeoDirectory <= 2.8.194 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Listing Status, Featured Flag, Expiry and Package Modification
- ID
- WPSEC-2026-1463
- Plugin
- GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory (geodirectory)
- Affected
- all versions before 2.8.195
- Remediation
- Update to 2.8.195 or later.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness
- CWE-915
- Usage
- Plugin Low · Affected versions Low among sites WPSec scans, 2026-10-22
- Attack surface
- GeoDirectory on WPSec AttackSurface
- Fix released
- Published
Description
The GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of listing data via the frontend listing auto-save and save AJAX handlers in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.194, due to the plugin passing the raw request to wp_update_post() and the listing save routine without removing protected fields such as 'post_status', 'featured', 'expire_date' and 'package_id' for non-administrative users. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above (or unauthenticated visitors where guest listing submission is enabled), to publish their own pending listings without moderation and mark their listings as featured. Where a pricing add-on is in use, they can also change listing expiry dates or switch packages.
References
- https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1463/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/geodirectory/tags/2.8.195/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/geodirectory/
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