High severity · published Jun 18, 2024
CVE-2023-5527
Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection
8.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BD
Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress · strategy11team
through 6.4.3 · source: vendor
BD
Business Directory · Businessdirectoryplugin
before 6.4.4 · source: NVD
BD
Business Directory Plugin · Strategy11team
through 6.4.3 · source: CISA
Affected product
BD
Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
strategy11team
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5527
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5527
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
research.cleantalk.org
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5527/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve
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