{"id":"CVE-2026-113674","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-113674"],"related":[],"title":"GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: anyone can edit guest-submitted listings","description":"The GeoDirectory  WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not correctly verify ownership of listings submitted by logged-out users before allowing them to be edited, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify, unpublish, attach images to, or reassign any guest-submitted listing when guest posting is enabled.","summary":"The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not check ownership of listings submitted by logged-out users before allowing edits. An unauthenticated attacker can modify, unpublish, reassign, or add images to any guest-submitted listing when guest posting is enabled.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["geodirectory","package","self-hosted","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["guest-posting-disabled","plugin-updated"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed GeoDirectory version in the WordPress admin plugins page; versions below `2.8.194` are affected.\n- Check whether guest posting is enabled in the GeoDirectory settings for listings.","fix":"- Update the GeoDirectory plugin to `2.8.194` or later.\n- If an update is not possible, disable guest posting in the GeoDirectory settings until it is applied.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-24T06:16:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T04:51:50+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T04:51:50+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T04:51:50Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update the GeoDirectory plugin to `2.8.194` or later.\n- If an update is not possible, disable guest posting in the GeoDirectory settings until it is applied.","reach":"internet","title":"GeoDirectory WordPress plugin: anyone can edit guest-submitted listings","impact":"medium","summary":"The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.194 does not check ownership of listings submitted by logged-out users before allowing edits. An unauthenticated attacker can modify, unpublish, reassign, or add images to any guest-submitted listing when guest posting is enabled.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","geodirectory","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"unauthenticated users alter or unpublish guest-submitted listings","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed GeoDirectory version in the WordPress admin plugins page; versions below `2.8.194` are affected.\n- Check whether guest posting is enabled in the GeoDirectory settings for listings.","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["guest-posting-disabled","plugin-updated"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the GeoDirectory plugin before `2.8.194` with guest posting enabled are exposed, because logged-out visitors can then reach the edit path for listings. Sites with guest posting disabled or no GeoDirectory plugin can skip it.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"yes","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000607,"input_tokens":3318,"output_tokens":550,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-113674':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '2.8.194':28B,70C 'add':52B 'allow':42B,85C,90C 'anyon':4A 'attach':96C 'attack':46B,92C 'check':31B 'correct':73C 'cve':11A,14A 'edit':6A,43B,89C 'enabl':64B,110C 'geodirectori':1A,17B,24B,66C 'guest':8A,57B,61B,103C,107C 'guest-submit':7A,56B,102C 'host':21B 'imag':53B,97C 'list':10A,34B,59B,77C,105C 'log':38B,81C 'logged-out':37B,80C 'modifi':48B,94C 'ownership':32B,75C 'packag':18B 'plugin':3A,26B,68C 'post':62B,108C 'reassign':50B,100C 'self':20B 'self-host':19B 'submit':9A,35B,58B,78C,104C 'unauthent':45B,91C 'unpublish':49B,95C 'user':40B,83C 'verifi':74C 'wordpress':2A,22B,25B,67C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running the GeoDirectory plugin before `2.8.194` with guest posting enabled are exposed, because logged-out visitors can then reach the edit path for listings. Sites with guest posting disabled or no GeoDirectory plugin can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-24T06:16:37+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-113674","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113674","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-24T06:16:37+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-24T06:16:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}