Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-16968GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in GeoDirectory from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | GeoDirectory | 0 – before 2.8.168 |
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7a4e3ee-507d-44fb-9386-27ad67158cdc/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description