Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.20 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Listing Modification
Priority LOW 30CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Business Directory Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.20. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary listings, including changing titles, content, and email addresses, by directly referencing the listing ID in crafted requests to the wpbdp_ajax AJAX action.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0036 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strategy11team | Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress | up to 6.4.20 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress Vendorstrategy11team Affected up to 6.4.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1656
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53pp-j4fh-wvrr
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f894ce75-168c-4baa-8cae-d2e7f1a0a9ab?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/tags/6.4.20/includes/helpers/class-authenticated-listing-view.php#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/helpers/class-authenticated-listing-view.php#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3452627/business-directory-plugin/tags/6.4.21/includes/controllers/pages/class-submit-listing.php
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Sources
- CVE-2026-1656 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1656 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53pp-j4fh-wvrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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