Description
The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-693

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-693

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
Title GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:11:45.307Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:22:34.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-16968

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:11:39.564Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T20:00:12Z

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