# CVE-2026-120082: GeoDirectory stored cross-site scripting in post content

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-120082-the-geodirectory-wp-business-directory-plugin-and-classified  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-07. Updated: 2026-11-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-120082 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-11-07

GeoDirectory is a WordPress plugin for creating business directories and classified listings. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts through the post content parameter, which execute whenever any user views the affected page. This allows attackers to steal user credentials, deface content, or redirect users to malicious sites without the site owner's knowledge.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-120082 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120082 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-120082?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 7 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** AyeCode GeoDirectory up to and including 2.8.200.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120082?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-120082 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-120082?** Check whether you run AyeCode 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.

## Technical details

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in GeoDirectory through version 2.8.200 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the post_content parameter. The vulnerability exploits WordPress's single-pass shortcode stripping mechanism; attackers can nest shortcodes (e.g., [gd_dynamic_content[gd_tags]t]) to bypass the geodir_strip_shortcodes() filter, and HTML-entity-encoded shortcode attributes survive wp_kses_post() filtering since it inspects HTML tags rather than shortcode attribute values. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts that persist in the database and execute for all page visitors.

## Affected products

- AyeCode GeoDirectory up to and including 2.8.200

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/archive/refs/heads/master.zip](https://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/archive/refs/heads/master.zip)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geodirectory/tags/2.8.200/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php)

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