CVE-2023-0278

GeoDirectory < 2.2.24 - Admin+ SQLi

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Published Feb 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.2.24 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

GeoDirectory

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.2.24

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpgeodirectory:geodirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12357	The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.2.24 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.764% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bulletin.iese.de/post/geodirectory_2-2-21
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/98deb84e-01ca-4b70-a8f8-0a226daa85a6

History

Mar 10, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpgeodirectory Geodirectory

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 10, 2025, 6:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 3:24 PM
Updated: Mar 10, 2025, 6:14 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2023, 8:59 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

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