Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-4443Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress <= 6.4.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via listingfields Parameter
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity SQL injection 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 10.4% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘listingfields’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| strategy11team | Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress | 0 – through 6.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H