Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16968 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/GeoDirectory (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/GeoDirectory (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/GeoDirectorygeneric | >=0 <2.8.168 | 2.8.168 |
Published upstream
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16968 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 - Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/GeoDirectory (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/GeoDirectory (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/GeoDirectorygeneric | >=0 <2.8.168 | 2.8.168 |
Published upstream
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.