WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2025-31918 Deferred

Simple Business Directory Pro: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Simple Business Directory Pro is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Simple Business Directory Pro
Plugin slug
simple-business-directory-pro
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 23, 2025
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published May 23, 2025 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Simple Business Directory Pro 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

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in quantumcloud Simple Business Directory Pro simple-business-directory-pro allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Business Directory Pro: from n/a through < 15.6.9.

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

Primary and upstream sources