Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory < 1.2.3 - Improper escaping of LDAP entries
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 does not sanitize and escape data returned from the LDAP server before rendering it in the page, allowing users who can control their entries in the LDAP directory to inject malicious javascript which could be used against high-privilege users such as a site admin.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00461 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory (Unknown): 1.2.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory | before 1.2.3 | 1.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory VendorUnknown Affected before 1.2.3 Fixed in 1.2.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:staff_\/_employee_business_directory_for_active_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | miniOrange |
- cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:staff_\/_employee_business_directory_for_active_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·miniOrange
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4757
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj4r-mxq9-xgx5
References
More miniOrange Staff / Employee Business Directory For Active Directory vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04158 Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) LDAP Passback CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-4757 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4757 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cj4r-mxq9-xgx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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