What is CVE-2024-56259?

CVE-2024-56259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paolo Geodirectory, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-56259?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-56259 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Paolo Geodirectory

CVE-2024-56259

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Paolo GeoDirectory geodirectory allows Stored XSS.This issue affects GeoDirectory: from n/a through <= 2.3.84.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Paolo Geodirectory — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/geodirectory/vulnerability/wordpress-g… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56259?: CVE-2024-56259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paolo Geodirectory, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-56259?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56259 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.