{"id":"CVE-2026-113491","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-113491"],"related":[],"title":"GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: image URL lets subscribers read and delete server files","description":"The GeoDirectory  WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not validate a user-supplied image URL before using it as a local file path when saving a front-end listing, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to read files from outside the web root and to delete files on the server, limited to file names that carry an allowed media extension. A disclosed file is re-published at a public URL and its original is deleted as a side effect.","summary":"The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 uses a user-supplied image URL as a local file path when saving a front-end listing, without validating it. A user with Subscriber-level access or higher can read media files from outside the web root and delete files on the server, limited to names with an allowed media extension.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":0.00204,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["geodirectory","package","self-hosted","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["default-config"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed GeoDirectory plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get geodirectory --field=version`\n- Confirm whether any users hold the Subscriber role or higher on the site, which is the access this flaw needs","fix":"- Update the GeoDirectory plugin to `2.8.194` or later\n- Until updated, restrict front-end listing submission to trusted roles","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-24T06:16:36+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T04:51:54+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T04:51:54Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update the GeoDirectory plugin to `2.8.194` or later\n- Until updated, restrict front-end listing submission to trusted roles","reach":"internet","title":"GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: image URL lets subscribers read and delete server files","impact":"medium","summary":"The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 uses a user-supplied image URL as a local file path when saving a front-end listing, without validating it. A user with Subscriber-level access or higher can read media files from outside the web root and delete files on the server, limited to names with an allowed media extension.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","geodirectory","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Attacker reads and deletes server files, including those outside the web root","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed GeoDirectory plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get geodirectory --field=version`\n- Confirm whether any users hold the Subscriber role or higher on the site, which is the access this flaw needs","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["default-config"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 that accept front-end listing submissions from logged-in users with Subscriber access or higher. 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