The DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'packages' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.6.26 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.
CVE-2026-3489 is a high severity with CVSS 7.5 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing. It affects Versions up to 3.6.26 and is fixed in 3.6.27.
CVE-2026-3489 is tracked for the Plugin DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing as high severity with CVSS 7.5. The affected range is Versions up to 3.6.26. Update DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing to 3.6.27 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
directorypress
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2026-3489 |
| Patched Versions |
3.6.27
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.6.26
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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.
DirectoryPress <= 3.6.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
DirectoryPress <= 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization
DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing <= 3.6.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
DirectoryPress <= 3.6.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
DirectoryPress <= 3.6.16 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing <= 3.6.26 - Missing Authorization
DirectoryPress <= 3.6.22 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
DirectoryPress <= 3.6.19 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
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