CVE-2023-5527

7.4 HIGH
Published: June 18, 2024 Modified: April 08, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5527/
Source: security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

9 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1236 CWE-1236

Affected Vendors

businessdirectoryplugin

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