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CVE-2024-3732: GeoDirectory – WordPress Business Directory Plugin, or Classified Directory <= 2.3.48 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gd_single_tabs' Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The GeoDirectory – WordPress Business Directory Plugin, or Classified Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gd_single_tabs' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.48 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected products

• paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory: before 2.3.49 — fixed in 2.3.49

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: paoltaia GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 2.3.49. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3071121%40geodirectory&new=3071121%40geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a91e786-f570-4c6c-b1c7-0110774cb808?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3071121%40geodirectory&new=3071121%40geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a91e786-f570-4c6c-b1c7-0110774cb808?source=cve

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