# CVE-2026-113673: GeoDirectory WordPress plugin RCE via DB text export

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113673-the-geodirectory-wordpress-plugin-before-2-8-194-does-not  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-24. Updated: 2026-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113673 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-24

GeoDirectory is a WordPress plugin that manages location-based business directory listings. An administrator or subsite admin can craft malicious text that is written unsanitized into a PHP file, allowing unauthenticated visitors to execute arbitrary code on the site. This gives attackers full control over websites using the plugin.

Technologies: [GeoDirectory](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/geodirectory-geodirectory). Vendors: [GeoDirectory](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/geodirectory).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113673 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113673 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113673?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** GeoDirectory before 2.8.194.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113673?** 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-2026-113673 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113673?** 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 escape administrator-defined text before writing it to a generated PHP file in its own folder during database export operations. An authenticated high-privilege user (admin or multisite subsite admin) can inject arbitrary PHP code, which is then executed when any unauthenticated visitor accesses the generated file. This is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) requiring initial administrator authentication but enabling unauthenticated RCE.

## Affected products

- GeoDirectory GeoDirectory before 2.8.194

## Timeline

- 2026-10-22: disclosed
- 2026-10-24: advisory

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ef117ed-1fd6-48e6-b242-87a7b65d3477/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ef117ed-1fd6-48e6-b242-87a7b65d3477/)

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