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CVE-2026-104993

Status: DeferredMedium (6.4)—
Severity6.4Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.20 %higher than 9% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email (Contact Email custom field htmlvar_name)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.188 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. Successful exploitation requires that an administrator has added and configured the Contact Email custom field to render on the public single-listing output page, and that the administrator subsequently approves the attacker's submitted listing.

CVSS

Base score
6.4
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.20 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
9
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Inferred by deterministic rules from the CVSS vector and CWE. Indicative only.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability ScanningRestrict Web-Based ContentPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkFilter Network Traffic

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Sitemile — GeodirectoryAI

CWEs

References

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