Description
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.
References7
- github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f…
- github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f…
- github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f…
- github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/blob/c3969ed65f5c6135d828c47b9f…
- github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/pull/3070/changes/29e519019f76a…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3638028/geodirectory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4fb4127-2b3f…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 67 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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