CVE-2024-13506: paoltaia geodirectory – wp business directory plugin and classified listings directory Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-13506 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in paoltaia geodirectory – wp business directory plugin and classified listings directory. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.3% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.8.98.
Timeline
- 11-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the display_name profile parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.97 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.44% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Paoltaia1 product
Wordpress1 product
- geodirectory≤ 2.8.97 (fixed in 2.8.98)
2 vendors · 2 products