CVE-2026-16968 GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users
Authenticated contributors can retrieve email addresses of all registered users, including administrators, due to missing access controls in the user search handler.
- 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-2026-16968?
CVE-2026-16968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown GeoDirectory, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16968?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16968 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16968 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-826p-m5jc-6mc3.