Location Manager: Unauthenticated SQL injection in location REST queries
The Location Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'latitude' and 'longitude' REST API Parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.38 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The injection is triggered when the orderby=lat_lon parameter is supplied, and affects multiple publicly accessible REST endpoints including geodir/v2/locations/cities, /regions, /countries, and /neighbourhoods via both the get_locations() and get_neighbourhoods() functions. The latitude/longitude values reach location queries when distance ordering is requested. The export establishes data extraction, not operating-system execution. Affected versions reported by the CNA: <= 2.3.38. No fixed release is confirmed for this CVE in this review.
- Component
- Location Manager
- Plugin slug
location-manager- Affected
- <= 2.3.38
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 18, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 18, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
The official vendor lists 2.3.39, but the accessible changelog did not provide a matching fix entry. That newer release may resolve the issue, but no fixed version is confirmed. Strictly validate latitude and longitude as bounded numeric values and use prepared SQL parameters in both location-query functions. Disable the vulnerable location REST functionality until a fix is confirmed.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Location Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'latitude' and 'longitude' REST API Parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.38 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The injection is triggered when the orderby=lat_lon parameter is supplied, and affects multiple publicly accessible REST endpoints including geodir/v2/locations/cities, /regions, /countries, and /neighbourhoods via both the get_locations() and get_neighbourhoods() functions.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N