CVE-2026-1656

MEDIUM 5.3

Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.20 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Listing Modification

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.1%

EPSS Percentile

23th

The Business Directory Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.20. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary listings, including changing titles, content, and email addresses, by directly referencing the listing ID in crafted requests to the wpbdp_ajax AJAX action.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	strategy11team
Product	business directory plugin – easy listing directories for wordpress
Published	Feb 18, 2026
Last Updated	Feb 18, 2026

CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

strategy11team / Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress

* ≤ 6.4.20

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f894ce75-168c-4baa-8cae-d2e7f1a0a9ab?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/tags/6.4.20/includes/helpers/class-authenticated-listing-view.php#L20 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/helpers/class-authenticated-listing-view.php#L20 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3452627/business-directory-plugin/tags/6.4.21/includes/controllers/pages/class-submit-listing.php

Credits

Sein Linn