CVE-2026-93897 Cross-site scripting in GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via custom fields, leading to code execution when victims view the page.
- 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-2026-93897?
CVE-2026-93897 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory, published on 25 Sep 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 Text-type Custom Field (e.g., 'phone') in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.181 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. The payload must be stored in a text-type custom field (such as a phone field) via the AJAX geodir_save_post endpoint, using entity-encoded angle brackets (e.g., <img src=x onerror=alert(1)>) to bypass the strpos()-gated tag-stripping check.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93897?
How do I fix CVE-2026-93897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-93897 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-2026-93897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-93897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg79-3mhg-pxqx.