Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-118635GeoDirectory <= 2.8.198 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Injection via 'pagination_info' Parameter
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity code injection in GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory from paoltaia. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.198 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| paoltaia | GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory | 0 – through 2.8.198 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/613531ba-0dbb-4c2d-9c40-e11f31cf4575?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.198/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-listings.php#L2044
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.198/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-listings.php#L2005
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.198/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-listings.php#L1171
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.198/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L1482
- https://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3773265/geodirectory/trunk/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-listings.php