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high 8.0

CVE-2020-36503 json

Connections Business Directory < 9.7 - Admin+ CSV Injection

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-23989

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin before 9.7 does not validate or sanitise some connections' fields, which could lead to a CSV injection issue

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Connections-Business-Directory/Connections/issues/474 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd394b55-c86f-4fa2-aae8-5903ca0b95ec referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown Connections Business Directory

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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