CVE-2025-6200
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-11
Last updated on: 2025-07-17
Assigner: WPScan
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ayecode | geodirectory | to 2.8.120 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the GeoDirectory WordPress plugin versions before 2.8.120. It occurs because the plugin does not properly validate and escape certain shortcode attributes before outputting them on pages or posts where the shortcode is embedded. This flaw allows users with the contributor role or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, which means malicious scripts can be stored and executed in the context of other users viewing the affected content.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers with contributor or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts into your website content. These scripts can execute in the browsers of visitors or administrators viewing the affected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions that compromise the security and integrity of your website and its users.