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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible unauthenticated injection with scope change into victim browser; UI:R limits exploitation; no availability impact applies.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
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Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Business Directory <= 6.4.22 versions.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated cross-site scripting in the Business Directory WordPress plugin (versions <= 6.4.22) allows remote attackers without any authentication to inject and store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of a victim's browser when they visit an affected page. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C) confirms network-accessible exploitation requiring no privileges, with a scope change indicating the payload crosses from the plugin's execution context into the victim's browser session. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the unauthenticated nature and low complexity lower the barrier to abuse significantly.
Technical ContextAI
The Business Directory plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:strategy11_team:business_directory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a WordPress plugin published by Strategy11 Team that enables site owners to build and manage directory listings. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), meaning one or more user-supplied input fields - likely a directory listing field such as a business name, description, or contact field - are insufficiently sanitized or escaped before being rendered in HTML output. The scope change (S:C in CVSS) indicates the payload escapes the plugin's own trust boundary and executes within the victim browser's session, enabling theft of session cookies, credential harvesting, or forced actions on behalf of the authenticated victim. Reported and disclosed by Patchstack via their WordPress vulnerability database.
RemediationAI
Update the Business Directory plugin to a version beyond 6.4.22 immediately; the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/business-directory-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-business-directory-plugin-6-4-22-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve should be consulted for the confirmed fixed version, which is not independently specified in the available input data. Until patching is complete, operators can restrict unauthenticated submission to directory listing fields by requiring user login before allowing new entries - this trades off public submission functionality but eliminates the unauthenticated injection vector. Installing a WordPress WAF rule targeting reflected or stored XSS patterns in business directory input fields (e.g., via Patchstack's virtual patching or Wordfence) provides a compensating control with minimal side effects. Review existing directory listings for injected script tags as part of incident assessment.
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EUVD-2026-40097
GHSA-j7vw-hgqm-mjq6