CVE-2026-2576 Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.21 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via payment Parameter
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the payment parameter 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-2026-2576?
CVE-2026-2576 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress, published on 18 Feb 2026. 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 '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.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2576?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2576?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2576 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-2026-2576 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2576 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qph2-xm7h-wv73.