GeoDirectory <= 2.8.199 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'post_content' Parameter

Summary

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the listing description (post_content) in versions up to, and including, 2.8.199 This is due to insufficient input sanitization on save (the bundled geodir_kses_safe_embed_attributes() helper only neutralises data-embed-url, data-src and data-embed, while WordPress core wp_kses_post permits data-* attributes on standard HTML tags) combined with the AyeCode UI library initializing every [data-bs-toggle="popover-html"] element with { html: true, sanitize: false }, which inserts the attacker-controlled data-bs-content value into the popover body as HTML at render time. 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.

Timeline

1. Oct 30, 2026, 5:15 PM UTCCVE published
2. Oct 30, 2026, 5:20 PM UTCFirst seen by cve.now
3. Oct 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

4. Oct 30, 2026, 6:08 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory

  through 2.8.199

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