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Business Directory Plugin vulnerabilities

Business Directory Plugin has 6 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 18 Feb 2026.

Known vulnerabilities
6
Active installs
10,000+
Latest version
6.4.28
Last updated
24 Sep 2026
Most recent
18 Feb 2026

Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.

VulnerabilitySeverityAffectedFixPublished
Broken access control
CVE-2026-1656
Medium 5.3Up to 6.4.20Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.28)18 Feb 2026
SQL injection
CVE-2026-2576
High 7.5Up to 6.4.2Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.28)18 Feb 2026
Broken access control
CVE-2024-13887
Medium 5.3Up to 6.4.14Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.28)13 Mar 2025
CSV injection
CVE-2023-5527
High 7.4Before 6.4.4Fixed in 6.4.418 Jun 2024
SQL injection
CVE-2024-4443
Critical 9.8Before 6.4.3Fixed in 6.4.322 May 2024
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
CVE-2023-5803
Medium 4.3Up to 6.3.10Fixed in a later version (latest 6.4.28)30 Nov 2023
Read the published descriptions
CVE-2026-1656, 18 Feb 2026
The Business Directory Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.20. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary listings, including changing titles, content, and email addresses, by directly referencing the listing ID in crafted requests to the wpbdp_ajax AJAX action. CVE record
CVE-2026-2576, 18 Feb 2026
The Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'payment' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE record
CVE-2024-13887, 13 Mar 2025
The Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.14 via the 'ajax_listing_submit_image_upload' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add arbitrary images to listings. CVE record
CVE-2023-5527, 18 Jun 2024
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. CVE record
CVE-2024-4443, 22 May 2024
The Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘listingfields’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE record
CVE-2023-5803, 30 Nov 2023
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Business Directory Team Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress allows Cross-Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress: from n/a through 6.3.10. CVE record

What to do if you run Business Directory Plugin

If you run Business Directory Plugin, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.

If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.

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