Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-16968
CVE-2026-16968
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.
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References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 8, 2026