Connections Business Directory: Arbitrary file deletion
Connections Business Directory is affected by arbitrary file deletion. Exploitation requires at least administrator-level access. A successful request can remove files outside the intended scope and may make the site unavailable.
- Component
- Connections Business Directory
- Plugin slug
connections- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 25, 2025
This CVE was published Jan 25, 2025 and is one of 4 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation when deleting a connections image directory in all versions up to, and including, 10.4.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server and all their content.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H