Plugins · cm-business-directory · data as of 2026-11-04
Is CM Business Directory safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.5.9
- Last updated
- 2026-10-13
- Active installs
- 30+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 5.2.4+
Create and manage a business directory with this business listings plugin. List businesses, add details, and help users find services. — by CreativeMindsSolutions
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.5.9). Anything older than 1.5.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get cm-business-directory --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update cm-business-directory updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.4 CVE-2026-8892 · published 2026-07-03
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in CM Business Directory (1.5.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.5.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.5.8 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Business Address Meta Fields in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.7 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. Because the malicious payload is stored in post meta rather than post_content, WordPress's unfiltered_html capability restriction does not apply, meaning contributors who lack that capability can still inject executable HTML via the address meta fields such as cmbd_address, cmbd_cityTown, cmbd_stateCounty, cmbd_postalcode, cmbd_region, and cmbd_country.
NVD CVE-2026-8892Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.9 CVE-2026-25004 · published 2026-02-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in CM Business Directory (1.5.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.5.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.5.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CreativeMindsSolutions CM Business Directory cm-business-directory allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CM Business Directory: from n/a through <= 1.5.3.
medium 6.4 CVE-2025-10178 · published 2025-09-26
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in CM Business Directory (1.5.2 and older)
- Affected
- 1.5.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.5.6 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The CM Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'cmbd_featured_image' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
NVD CVE-2025-10178Wordfence advisorywordpress.orgPlugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-10-13 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.5.9).
- 2026-07-03 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-8892), fixed in 1.5.8.
- 2026-02-19 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-25004), fixed in 1.5.4.
- 2025-09-26 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-10178), fixed in 1.5.6.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by CreativeMindsSolutions (6 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/cm-business-directory (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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