TI-2021-06540 Aliases CVE-2021-24248 GHSA-954q-pwww-w7g3

Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.1 - Authenticated PHP4 Upload to RCE

LOW 35CWE-434Published 2021-05-05 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.11.1 did not properly check for imported files, forbidding certain extension via a blacklist approach, allowing administrator to import an archive with a .php4 inside for example, leading to RCE

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01583 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress (Business Directory Team): 5.11.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Business Directory Team	Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress	5.11.1 to before 5.11.1	5.11.1	Patch available	CNA

Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress VendorBusiness Directory Team Affected 5.11.1 to before 5.11.1 Fixed in 5.11.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:business_directory_plugin_-_easy_listing_directories::::::wordpress::*	before 5.11.1	Vulnerable	strategy11team

cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:business_directory_plugin_-_easy_listing_directories:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.11.1 Vulnerable ·strategy11team

Remediation

Fix · CNA Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress (Business Directory Team) Fixed in 5.11.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2021-05-05
Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress 5.11.1
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-06470 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.1 - Arbitrary Add/Edit/Delete Form Field to Stored XSSPriority LOW 39
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24248
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-954q-pwww-w7g3

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca886a34-cd2b-4032-9de1-8089b5cf3001

TI-2021-06471 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11 - Arbitrary File Upload to RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-06470 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.1 - Arbitrary Add/Edit/Delete Form Field to Stored XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-06541 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.2 - Arbitrary Listing Export CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-06542 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2021-06543 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.2 - Arbitrary Payment History Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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