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Unknown GeoDirectory — GeoDirectory < 2.8.169 - Unauthenticated Pending/Draft Listing Disclosure via markers REST Endpoint
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H N N 7.5 .0026 17.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
GeoDirectory unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 24 Reserved by WPScan
Aug 9 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Aug 10 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16988 (Unknown GeoDirectory). Public exploit reference added.
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 9, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 10, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16988 (Unknown GeoDirectory). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Unknown | GeoDirectory | — | — | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16988 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.