CVE-2026-85705 Location Manager <= 2.3.38 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'latitude' and 'longitude' REST API Parameters
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Location Manager plugin to extract sensitive database information via REST API parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85705?
CVE-2026-85705 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in AyeCode Ltd Location Manager, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Location Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'latitude' and 'longitude' REST API Parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.38 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The injection is triggered when the orderby=lat_lon parameter is supplied, and affects multiple publicly accessible REST endpoints including geodir/v2/locations/cities, /regions, /countries, and /neighbourhoods via both the get_locations() and get_neighbourhoods() functions.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85705?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-85705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvcr-7q46-jqm3.