CVE-2021-24179: Business Directory Plugin < 5.11 - Arbitrary File Upload to RCE

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.11 suffered from a Cross-Site Request Forgery issue, allowing an attacker to make a logged in administrator import files. As the plugin also did not validate uploaded files, it could lead to RCE.

Affected products

Business Directory Team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress: before 5.11 — fixed in 5.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Business Directory Team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress 5.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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