CVE-2021-24794: Connections Business Directory < 10.4.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 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: 2021-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin before 10.4.3 does not escape the Address settings when creating an Entry, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected products

Connections Business Directory: before 10.4.3 — fixed in 10.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Connections Business Directory 10.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/651dc567-943e-4f57-8ec4-6eee466785f5
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/651dc567-943e-4f57-8ec4-6eee466785f5

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