CVE-2025-15677 — LOW (3.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.110 does not sanitise and escape a place-category setting before outputting it back in an admin page, allowing high-privilege users such as editors and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).

CVSS Score

3.5

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb6daced-3ee3-4ec7-a221-9981cd85285a/

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-15677?

CVE-2025-15677 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.5 (LOW). The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.110 does not sanitise and escape a place-category setting before outputting it back in an admin page, allowing high-privilege users such as editors and ab...

How severe is CVE-2025-15677?

CVE-2025-15677 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 3.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-15677?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.