Stored Cross-Site Scripting in GeoDirectory Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13506

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Geodirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings Directory
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 February 2025

Summary

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory and Classified Listings Directory plugins for WordPress suffer from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. This flaw arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the display_name profile parameter. As a result, authenticated users with Subscriber-level access can inject arbitrary scripts into pages. These scripts will execute in the browsers of users who visit these compromised pages, posing significant security risks to all site visitors.

Affected Version(s)

GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory * <= 2.8.97

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/t...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3225839

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Tim Coen
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