SQL Injection in Ayecode Ltd Location Manager

CVE-2026-85705

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.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85705?
CVE-2026-85705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ayecode Ltd Location Manager, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-85705?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.