CVE-2026-96766 json
GeoDirectory <= 2.8.183 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'business_hours' Parameter
published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-86541
- cvss
- 6.4
- 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 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'business_hours' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.183 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. This is possible because the AJAX save handler validates only post authorship and a nonce with no additional capability check, allowing any subscriber-level user who owns a listing to exploit this vulnerability.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc743651-cfbc-487b-9d1b-9aab6d3a57b7?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.182/includes/custom-fields/input-functions-aui.php#L2278
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.182/includes/business-hours-functions.php#L965
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.182/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1661
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.182/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L821
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3710682%40geodirectory&new=3710682%40geodirectory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-96766
- NVD CVE-2026-96766
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