CVE-2024-4443

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Business Directory Plugin - WordPress <6.4.2 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-4443 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including truonghuuphuc. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2024-4443, an unauthenticated time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the Business Directory Plugin for WordPress. The PoC includes crafted URLs demonstrating the injection via the 'listingfields' parameter, with screenshots confirming the time delay behavior.

Description

The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘listingfields’ 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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by truonghuuphuc · infoleak
https://github.com/truonghuuphuc/CVE-2024-4443-Poc

This repository provides a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2024-4443, an unauthenticated time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the Business Directory Plugin for WordPress. The PoC includes crafted URLs demonstrating the injection via the 'listingfields' parameter, with screenshots confirming the time delay behavior.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress <= 6.4.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running vulnerable version of Business Directory Plugin · Network access to the WordPress site
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.2 - SQL Injection
CRITICALVERIFIEDby s4e-io

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.9387
EPSS Percentile 99.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2026-01-18
CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
businessdirectoryplugin/business_directory < 6.4.3
strategy11team/Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress < 6.4.2
Published May 22, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026