How severe is CVE-2024-4443?

CVE-2024-4443 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-4443 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 10% (95th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-4443?

CVE-2024-4443 affects Businessdirectoryplugin Business Directory. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4443?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2024-4443 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-4443 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-44062.

When was CVE-2024-4443 published?

CVE-2024-4443 was published on 2024-05-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-4443

CVE-2024-4443 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Businessdirectoryplugin Business Directory with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 10% places it in the 95th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-89.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 10% (95th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-44062
Weakness: CWE-89
Affected product: Businessdirectoryplugin Business Directory
Published: 2024-05-22
Last modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4443?: 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.
How severe is CVE-2024-4443?: CVE-2024-4443 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-4443 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 10% (95th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-4443?: CVE-2024-4443 affects Businessdirectoryplugin Business Directory. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4443?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2024-4443 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-4443 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-44062.
When was CVE-2024-4443 published?: CVE-2024-4443 was published on 2024-05-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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