CVE-2025-68887: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in CMSJunkie - WordPress Business Directory Plugins WP-BusinessDirectory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CMSJunkie - WordPress Business Directory Plugins WP-BusinessDirectory wp-businessdirectory allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP-BusinessDirectory: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in CMSJunkie's WP-BusinessDirectory plugin allows reflected cross-site scripting due to improper input sanitization during web page generation. It affects all versions up to 4.0.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available, and the plugin is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to information disclosure, modification of site content, or disruption of service. The reflected XSS requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the affected plugin or applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts specific to this plugin.
CVE-2025-68887: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in CMSJunkie - WordPress Business Directory Plugins WP-BusinessDirectory
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CMSJunkie - WordPress Business Directory Plugins WP-BusinessDirectory wp-businessdirectory allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP-BusinessDirectory: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in CMSJunkie's WP-BusinessDirectory plugin allows reflected cross-site scripting due to improper input sanitization during web page generation. It affects all versions up to 4.0.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available, and the plugin is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to information disclosure, modification of site content, or disruption of service. The reflected XSS requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the affected plugin or applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts specific to this plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-24T14:00:37.597Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 695f7a5cc901b06321d0bc59
Added to database: 01/08/2026, 09:35:24 UTC
Last enriched: 04/29/2026, 05:02:11 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:51 UTC
Views: 154
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