WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2020-36503 Modified

Connections Business Directory: A security weakness

Connections Business Directory is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.0 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.0 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Connections Business Directory
Plugin slug
connections-business-directory
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 01, 2021
Weakness
CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

This CVE was published Nov 01, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Connections Business Directory 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.

Technical description

The Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin before 9.7 does not validate or sanitise some connections' fields, which could lead to a CSV injection issue

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

Primary and upstream sources