Medium severity · published Aug 5, 2026
CVE-2026-16968
GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
GeoDirectory ·
before 2.8.168 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16968
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16968
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7a4e3ee-507d-44fb-9386-27ad67158cdc/
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