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FKIE_CVE-2023-41798

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-11-07 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:22
Severity
5.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in wpWax Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listing.This issue affects Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings: from n/a through 7.7.1.
References
audit@patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/directorist/wordpress-directorist-plugin-7-7-0-csv-injection?_s_id=cveThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/directorist/wordpress-directorist-plugin-7-7-0-csv-injection?_s_id=cveThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wpwax directorist *
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