The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-693

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
Title GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T06:00:10.995Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:22:34.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-16968

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T08:00:11Z