Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strategy11team | Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress | up to 6.4.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress Vendorstrategy11team Affected up to 6.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:businessdirectoryplugin:business_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.4.4 | Vulnerable | Businessdirectoryplugin |
- cpe:2.3:a:businessdirectoryplugin:business_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.4.4 Vulnerable ·Businessdirectoryplugin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c89w-5mx2-xmrq
References
Other 4
- 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/
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- TI-2023-01329 Formidable Forms < 6.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-00774 Formidable Forms < 6.1 - IP Spoofing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-09065 Formidable Forms < 6.14.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-04133 SQL injection in strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-5527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c89w-5mx2-xmrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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