Cross-site scripting in CreativeMindsSolutions CM Business Directory – Optimise and…
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 – Optimise and showcase local business plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Business Address Meta Fields in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. Because the malicious payload is stored in post meta rather than post_content, WordPress's unfiltered_html capability restriction does not apply, meaning contributors who lack that capability can still inject executable HTML via the address meta fields such as cmbd_address, cmbd_cityTown, cmbd_stateCounty, cmbd_postalcode, cmbd_region, and cmbd_country.
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 1.5.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business VendorCreativeMindsSolutions Affected up to 1.5.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8892
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq8v-w9f5-mxc7
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce3861a3-3a0f-4414-bea7-941c2d36fc39?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L151
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L190
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/backend/cm-business-directory-backend.php#L385
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/backend/cm-business-directory-backend.php#L366
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3590314%40cm-business-directory&new=3590314%40cm-business-directory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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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-2026-8892 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8892 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fq8v-w9f5-mxc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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