How severe is CVE-2026-1656?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories For WordPress

CVE-2026-1656

The Business Directory Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.20. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary listings, including changing titles, content, and email addresses, by directly referencing the listing ID in crafted requests to the wpbdp_ajax AJAX action.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories For Wordpress — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1656?: CVE-2026-1656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories For WordPress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-1656?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.