Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-113493 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113493 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-113493?
- Informational severity, published 24 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- GeoDirectory before 2.8.194.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113493?
- Yes: fixed in 2.8.194. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-113493 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-113493?
- Check whether you run GeoDirectory at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 2.8.194
Technical details
The plugin fails to sanitize and escape the width attribute (and potentially other attributes) of the gd_map shortcode before outputting them in a style attribute, resulting in stored XSS. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user with Contributor role or above to inject the payload through the shortcode, which then executes in the browser context of any user viewing the page.
Affected products
- GeoDirectory GeoDirectory before 2.8.194
Timeline
- 2026-10-22: disclosed
- 2026-10-24: advisory