CVE-2025-12833
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory <= 2.8.139 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image Attachment
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Nov 12, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 6, 2025
Description
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.139 via the 'post_attachment_upload' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to attach arbitrary image files to arbitrary places.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directorypaoltaia |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/408f0c2a-ef3c-4592-8722-d56afce92e24?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/geodirectory/
- https://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/commit/db655b04be32a160c0abf73217faf0a50585aa92
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3393024%40geodirectory&new=3393024%40geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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