CVE-2026-89271

Status: DeferredMedium (5.3)—

Severity5.3Medium · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.23 %higher than 13% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The WP-BusinessDirectory WordPress plugin through 4.0.2 does not restrict the type or destination of files saved by an unauthenticated upload handler, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write files with arbitrary content to arbitrary locations, though not to execute code on a default server configuration.

CVSS

Base score: 5.3
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 13
Score date: 10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Primary impactT1505.003 Web Shellpersistence80 %

AV:N sin autenticación permite explotación remota (T1190). CWE-434 (unrestricted upload) + descripción de escritura arbitraria de archivos en WordPress = web shell (T1505.003).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability Scanning User Account Management Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Filter Network Traffic

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Wp-businessdirectory — Wp-businessdirectory^AI

CWEs

CWE-434

References

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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/78b3ade9-1614-4040-87be-c43dbc50b79e/

Raw JSON (NVD)

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