CVE-2021-24249 Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.2 - Arbitrary Listing Export

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A CSRF vulnerability allows attackers to force administrators to export listing data, exposing PII like emails and addresses.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-24249?

CVE-2021-24249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress, published on 5 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.11.2 suffered from a Cross-Site Request Forgery issue, allowing an attacker to make a logged in administrator export files, which could then be downloaded by the attacker to get access to PII, such as email, home addresses etc

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Strategy11 Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-24249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h96r-5v99-5m55.

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