8.0
HIGH
CVE-2023-5527
WordPress Business Directory Plugin CSV Injection Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 5, 2024, 2:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5527 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Businessdirectoryplugin business_directory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5527 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php Product
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php Product
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1236
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:businessdirectoryplugin:business_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.4.4
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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