CVE-2024-4443 SQL injection in Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection to extract sensitive database information from the Business Directory Plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4443?
CVE-2024-4443 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4443?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Businessdirectoryplugin Business Directory.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4443?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-4443 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4443 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j37f-whq4-vg6v.