CM Business Directory <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The CM Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'cmbd_featured_image' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreativeMindsSolutions | CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business | up to 1.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business VendorCreativeMindsSolutions Affected up to 1.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhxp-gx9g-p5w5
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2c1ecd71-57ed-44ba-a007-3b96b98d3bf7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L289
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/cm-business-directory/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php?rev=3364840#L280
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/tags/1.5.2/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L289
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- TI-2024-01145 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.0 - Download Unpublish via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-04669 CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin < 1.3.9 - Plugin Reset via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-04647 CM Popup Plugin for WordPress < 1.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-10178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhxp-gx9g-p5w5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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