PT-2021-12071 · WordPress · Connections Business Directory

Rudra Sarkar · Published 2021-11-01 · Updated 2021-11-03 · CVE-2020-36503

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin versions prior to 9.7

Description: The issue is related to the Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin, which does not validate or sanitise some connections' fields. This could lead to a CSV injection issue.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 9.7, update to version 9.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the connections' fields to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1236

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36503

Affected Products

Connections Business Directory

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Connections/issues/474 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd394b55-c86f-4fa2-aae8-5903ca0b95ec · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36503 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36503 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/22929 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/31537 · Telegram Post