CVE-2024-13506: GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory <= 2.8.97 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting v...
Description
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the display_name profile parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.97 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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13506
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: paoltaia
Product: GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 24.6% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-12 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0d9ba14-c0c9-426e-927e-9139a0882f0d?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.97/includes/admin/class-geodir-admin-post-view.php#L317
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3225839