XSS in Paoltaia Geodirectory – Wp Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings

CVE-2026-104993

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email (Contact Email custom field htmlvar_name)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.188 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. Successful exploitation requires that an administrator has added and configured the Contact Email custom field to render on the public single-listing output page, and that the administrator subsequently approves the attacker's submitted listing.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-104993?
CVE-2026-104993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paoltaia Geodirectory – Wp Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-104993?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.