CVE-2026-8892 json
CM Business Directory <= 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Business Address Meta Fields
published 2026-07-03 4 mo ago modified 2026-07-06 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-41491
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Business Address Meta Fields in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Because the malicious payload is stored in post meta rather than post_content, WordPress's unfiltered_html capability restriction does not apply, meaning contributors who lack that capability can still inject executable HTML via the address meta fields such as cmbd_address, cmbd_cityTown, cmbd_stateCounty, cmbd_postalcode, cmbd_region, and cmbd_country.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- creativemindssolutions CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce3861a3-3a0f-4414-bea7-941c2d36fc39?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L151
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L107
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/frontend/cm-business-directory-business-page-sc.php#L190
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/backend/cm-business-directory-backend.php#L385
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/cm-business-directory/trunk/backend/cm-business-directory-backend.php#L366
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3590314%40cm-business-directory&new=3590314%40cm-business-direc
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8892
- NVD CVE-2026-8892
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