---
id: "CVE-2026-113493"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113493"]
title: "GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: map shortcode attributes allow stored cross-site scripting"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: 0.00208
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["geodirectory", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-contributor-accounts", "no-map-shortcodes-in-content", "plugin-version-2.8.194-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-24T06:16:36+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113493", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-113493", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: map shortcode attributes allow stored cross-site scripting

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not sanitise or escape some map shortcode attributes before writing them into a style attribute. A user with the Contributor role or higher can store script that runs in the browser of anyone who views the affected page.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed GeoDirectory version in the WordPress plugins list or with `wp plugin get geodirectory --field=version`
- Search post content for map shortcodes used by GeoDirectory, written by Contributor-level accounts, and review their style-related attributes
- unknown

## Fix

- Update the GeoDirectory plugin to `2.8.194` or later
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113493
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-113493

## From the sources

The GeoDirectory  WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not sanitise and escape some of its map shortcode attributes before outputting them within a style attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of any user viewing the affected content.

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