CVE-2026-19091 Path traversal in GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to remote code execution by deleting critical configuration files.
- 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-2026-19091?
CVE-2026-19091 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory, published on 11 Aug 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 arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_revision function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.169. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). By placing post_type=attachment exclusively in the query string to bypass the consistency check, an attacker can convert an auto-draft GeoDirectory listing into a WordPress attachment with attacker-controlled file paths injected into attachment metadata, which the delete_revision handler then dereferences and unlinks without any post-type or path validation.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19091?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19091?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-19091 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19091 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gmf-8rwv-m7jc.