# CVE-2026-96647: Listdom AI-powered Business Directory Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-96647-the-listdom-ai-powered-business-directory-with-classifieds-ads  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-02. Updated: 2026-10-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-96647 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-10-02

Listdom is a WordPress plugin that provides a business directory and classified ads listing system. The plugin is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting attacks that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into listings. When users view an affected listing, the malicious script executes in their browser, potentially compromising their accounts or stealing sensitive information.

Vendors: [Automattic](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/automattic).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-96647 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96647 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-96647?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 2 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Automattic Listdom up to and including 6.1.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96647?** 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-2026-96647 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-96647?** Check whether you run Automattic Listdom 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

The plugin fails to properly sanitize input in the 'lsd[remark]' parameter and does not escape output, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript. An AJAX handler that creates listings omits capability checks, making the vulnerability exploitable by subscriber-level users who can obtain the nonce from pages displaying the [listdom-dashboard] shortcode. The injected scripts execute in the browser of any user who views the affected listing.

## Affected products

- Automattic Listdom up to and including 6.1.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-02: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/listdom/tags/6.1.0/app/includes/entity/listing.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/listdom/tags/6.1.0/app/includes/entity/listing.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/listdom/tags/6.1.0/app/includes/shortcodes/dashboard.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/listdom/tags/6.1.0/app/includes/shortcodes/dashboard.php)