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.

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The EPSS score is 0.00139.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Unknown GeoDirectory unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.8.168

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

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

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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-693

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

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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

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Updated: 2026-08-05T08:00:11Z

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