4.3

CVE-2025-12833: paoltaia geodirectory – wp business directory plugin and classified listings directory

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 12-11-2025Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-12833 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in paoltaia geodirectory – wp business directory plugin and classified listings directory. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.4% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.8.140.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-11-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.23% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Paoltaia1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • geodirectory≤ 2.8.139 (fixed in 2.8.140)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links