CVE-2026-104993 GeoDirectory <= 2.8.188 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Contact Email Custom Field
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Contact Email field, requiring admin configuration and approval.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-104993?
CVE-2026-104993 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory, published on 10 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-104993?
How do I fix CVE-2026-104993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-104993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-104993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-104993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jf5-3h6f-ph4m.