Connections Business Directory <= 10.4.66 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- Connections Business Directory
- Affected Version
<= 10.4.66- CVSS
- 6.5Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CVE
CVE-2024-12885
At a glance
CVE-2024-12885 is a medium-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 10.4.66. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Admin level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed January 2025, reported by Vincent Fourcade (vinceMatsui).
Vulnerability Overview
The Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation when deleting a connections image directory in all versions up to, and including, 10.4.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server and all their content.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity, availability.
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Reaching this weakness in Connections Business Directory <= 10.4.66 takes an account at Admin level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.
Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Connections Business Directory yet, so installs running <= 10.4.66 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Admin access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
Related records
Other vulnerabilities in Connections Business Directory
- 7.3CVE-2020-36503: Connections Business Directory <= 9.6 CSV Injection
CVE-2020-36503 - 6.1CVE-2016-0770: Connections Business Directory < 8.5.9 XSS
CVE-2016-0770 - 6.1Connections Business Directory < 0.7.9.4 Cross-Site Scripting
- 6.1CVE-2011-5254: Connections Business Directory Authorization Bypass
CVE-2011-5254 - 5.5CVE-2021-24794: Connections Business Directory Admin+ Stored XSS
CVE-2021-24794 - 5.4CVE-2023-29437: Connections Business Directory <= 10.4.36 Stored XSS
CVE-2023-29437
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