CVE-2026-16968 | BDVDB-2026-355378 Detail

GeoDirectory

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7a4e3ee-507d-44fb-9386-27ad67158cdc/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7a4e3ee-507d-44fb-9386-27ad67158cdc/

History#

Version 12026-08-05Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-05
Last modified: 2026-08-05

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: GeoDirectory

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 31.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Information Disclosure

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 2.8.168
Fixed
2.8.168

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).