CVE-2025-12833 json
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory <= 2.8.139 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image Attachment
published last yr. modified 24d ago also EUVD-2025-119997
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.139 via the 'post_attachment_upload' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to attach arbitrary image files to arbitrary places.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
- Technology feeds
References
- github.com /AyeCode/geodirectory/commit/db655b04be32a160c0abf73217faf0a50585aa92
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/408f0c2a-ef3c-4592-8722-d56afce92e24?source=cve
- wordpress.org /plugins/geodirectory/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3393024%40geodirectory&new=3393024%40geodirectory&sfp_email=&sf
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-12833
- NVD CVE-2025-12833
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