Is CVE-2023-5527 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5527 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5527?

CVE-2023-5527 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5527?

CVE-2023-5527 has an EPSS score of 0.49% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5527?

Upgrade business directory to 6.4.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5527

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the class-csv-exporter.php file. This allows authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to embed untrusted input into CSV files exported by administrators, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

CWE-1236

How to fix

Remediation Available

business directoryNVD

Affected:< 6.4.4Fixed in:6.4.4CVE-2023-5527derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product3

Other references1

research.cleantalk.org

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CVE-2021-33256	High	8.8	79%	-	-
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CVE-2020-36962	Critical	9.8	11%	-	-
CVE-2019-12765	Critical	9.8	10%	-	-
CVE-2019-14749	High	8.8	9.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-9372	High	7.8	8.6%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.