7.5

CVE-2026-16988: unknown geodirectory

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighDeferred
Published 09-08-2026Last modified 10-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-16988 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in unknown geodirectory. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.8.169.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.18 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 09-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.169 does not perform any authorization check when returning map marker data for a single requested listing, allowing unauthenticated users to disclose the title and exact geographic coordinates of non-public (pending or draft) listings.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.18 pp

From 0.26% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • geodirectory≤ 2.8.168 (fixed in 2.8.169)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links