---
id: "CVE-2026-113673"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113673"]
title: "GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: unescaped admin text enables code execution"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: 0.00285
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["multisite", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["geodirectory-2.8.194-or-later", "no-geodirectory"]
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-2026-113673", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-113673", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: unescaped admin text enables code execution

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin writes administrator-defined text into a generated PHP file without escaping it. A high-privilege user, such as a multisite subsite administrator, can inject PHP that any unauthenticated visitor then triggers, leading to remote code execution.

_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 admin plugin list or with `wp plugin get geodirectory --field=version`
- Look for generated PHP files in the GeoDirectory plugin folder and review them for injected code
- unknown for any further checks the sources do not describe

## Fix

- Update GeoDirectory to `2.8.194` or later
- Review and remove any unexpected generated PHP files in the plugin folder after updating
- unknown for any other fix the sources do not describe

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113673
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-113673

## From the sources

The GeoDirectory  WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not properly escape administrator-defined text before writing it into a generated PHP file in its own folder, allowing high privilege users such as a subsite administrator on a multisite network, who cannot otherwise run code, to achieve Remote Code Execution that any unauthenticated visitor can trigger.

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