Vulnerability in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory

[ Description ]Official description

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_images' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.197 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. The injected payload does not fire for the attacker directly; it executes in the browser of any Administrator or Editor who opens the pending listing's edit screen, making this a privilege-escalation-capable stored XSS chain triggered through normal editorial workflow.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/assets/aui/js/geodirectory…
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/includes/class-geodir-medi…
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/includes/class-geodir-post…
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.197/templates/bootstrap/file-u…
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3768833/geodirectory/trunk/assets/aui/js/geodirect…
• www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/197252d7-3098-43cd-b680-3d857ddb29ba