Medium severity · published Nov 12, 2025
CVE-2025-12833
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory <= 2.8.139 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image Attachment
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GW
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory · paoltaia
through 2.8.139 · source: vendor
Affected product
GW
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
paoltaia
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12833
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12833
github.com
https://github.com/AyeCode/geodirectory/commit/db655b04be32a160c0abf73217faf0a50585aa92
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3393024%40geodirectory&new=3393024%40geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/geodirectory/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/408f0c2a-ef3c-4592-8722-d56afce92e24?source=cve
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