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FKIE_CVE-2026-19091

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-11 20:17 - Updated: 2026-08-13 15:19
Severity
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_revision function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.169. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). By placing post_type=attachment exclusively in the query string to bypass the consistency check, an attacker can convert an auto-draft GeoDirectory listing into a WordPress attachment with attacker-controlled file paths injected into attachment metadata, which the delete_revision handler then dereferences and unlinks without any post-type or path validation.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f9c162784d1c531/includes/class-geodir-ajax.php#L821-L825
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f9c162784d1c531/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1321-L1326
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f9c162784d1c531/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1502-L1550
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f9c162784d1c531/includes/class-geodir-post-data.php#L1658-L1737
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/pull/3070/changes/29e519019f76a11c74a6b948da655148335f0d18
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3638028/geodirectory
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4fb4127-2b3f-4c8c-95ee-611f1bacf4c5?source=cve
Impacted products
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