CVE-2020-36503: 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

high Affects connections-business-directory (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
connections-business-directory (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=0.7.3.2 and <=9.6
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 8.0
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (69.3th percentile)
Published
2021-11-01
Source
nvd

References

CWE-1236
NVD recordconnections-business-directory (WordPress plugin) advisories

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