Description
The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.110 does not sanitise and escape a place-category setting before outputting it back in an admin page, allowing high-privilege users such as editors and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 3.5 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpgeodirectory
Wpgeodirectory geodirectory
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpgeodirectory
Wpgeodirectory geodirectory

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.110 does not sanitise and escape a place-category setting before outputting it back in an admin page, allowing high-privilege users such as editors and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).
Title GeoDirectory < 2.8.110 - Editor+ Stored XSS via Place Categories
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Wpgeodirectory Geodirectory
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T14:07:56.267Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:59:26.573Z

Link: CVE-2025-15677

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T14:07:47.454Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T09:30:11Z

Weaknesses