What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'payment' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Business Directory Plugin for WordPress versions 6.4.21 and earlier contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its database query handling. An unauthenticated attacker can craft malicious input to extract sensitive data from the site's database, including user credentials and private business listings. No user interaction is required to exploit this flaw.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the WordPress database, including user credentials and private business information.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can steal user passwords, email addresses, and private business directory data without any warning or trace.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access to the WordPress site; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 18, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
