AyeCode Location Manager Plugin up to 2.3.38 on WordPress REST API /v2/locations/cities get_locations/get_neighbourhoods latitude/longitude sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in AyeCode Location Manager Plugin up to 2.3.38. It has been classified as critical. This impacts the function get_locations/get_neighbourhoods of the file /v2/locations/cities of the component REST API. The manipulation of the argument latitude/longitude leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-85705. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AyeCode Location Manager Plugin up to 2.3.38. This issue affects the function get_locations/get_neighbourhoods of the file /v2/locations/cities of the component REST API. The manipulation of the argument latitude/longitude with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-85705 since 09/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• AyeCode

Name

• Location Manager Plugin

Version

• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 2.3.8
• 2.3.9
• 2.3.10
• 2.3.11
• 2.3.12
• 2.3.13
• 2.3.14
• 2.3.15
• 2.3.16
• 2.3.17
• 2.3.18
• 2.3.19
• 2.3.20
• 2.3.21
• 2.3.22
• 2.3.23
• 2.3.24
• 2.3.25
• 2.3.26
• 2.3.27
• 2.3.28
• 2.3.29
• 2.3.30
• 2.3.31
• 2.3.32
• 2.3.33
• 2.3.34
• 2.3.35
• 2.3.36
• 2.3.37
• 2.3.38

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