Vulnerability · Published Jun 18, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-5527Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress from strategy11team. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the class-csv-exporter.php file. This allows authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to embed untrusted input into CSV files exported by administrators, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| strategy11team | Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress | 0 – through 6.4.3 |
Weakness: CWE-1236 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5527/