CVE-2026-18231

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Unauthenticated User Email Disclosure via select_2_ajax_user

Published Aug 19, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7 does not perform any authorization check on one of its public AJAX actions and returns unfiltered database rows, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the usernames and email addresses of users holding the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7's own roles.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Directory Kit
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Directory Kit
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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Description The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7 does not perform any authorization check on one of its public AJAX actions and returns unfiltered database rows, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the usernames and email addresses of users holding the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7's own roles.
Title WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Unauthenticated User Email Disclosure via select_2_ajax_user
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 19, 2026, 4:10 PM
Reserved
Jul 29, 2026, 12:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 19, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 8:10 PM