# CVE-2026-110703: Cross-site scripting in GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory

> Authenticated subscribers can inject arbitrary scripts via the post_content parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x86j-gh72-fxvv

## What is CVE-2026-110703?

CVE-2026-110703 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory, published on 16 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 'post_content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.191 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 requires the attacker to own a published listing, as the ownership check in GeoDir_Post_Data::can_edit() limits who can store the payload; however, because ajax_save_post() re-applies the existing post_status, edits to an already-published listing bypass re-moderation and remain live immediately.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-110703?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-110703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-110703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-110703 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-110703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-110703 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-110703 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-110703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-110703/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-110703/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110703
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110703
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110703

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-110703/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.