The Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'connections' and 'upcoming_list' shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 10.4.36 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVE-2023-29437 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Connections Business Directory. It affects Versions up to 10.4.36 and is fixed in 10.4.37.
CVE-2023-29437 is tracked for the Plugin Connections Business Directory as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 10.4.36. Update Connections Business Directory to 10.4.37 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
connections
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| CVE | CVE-2023-29437 |
| Patched Versions |
10.4.37
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 10.4.36
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Connections Business Directory <= 9.6 - Authenticated CSV Injection
Connections Business Directory <= 10.4.66 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion
Connections Business Directory < 8.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting
Connections Business Directory < 0.7.1.6 - Authorization Bypass
Connections Business Directory <= 10.4.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Connections Business Directory < 0.7.9.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
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