Business Directory Plugin: A security weakness

Business Directory Plugin is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score 8.0 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Business Directory Plugin
Plugin slug: business-directory-plugin
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jun 18, 2024
Weakness: CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

This CVE was published Jun 18, 2024 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Business Directory Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources