CVE-2026-18473

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'field_search' Parameter

Published Aug 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpdirectorykit
Wpdirectorykit wp Directory Kit
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpdirectorykit
Wpdirectorykit wp Directory Kit
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-89
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.
Title WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'field_search' Parameter
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 10, 2026, 7:31 PM
Reserved
Jul 31, 2026, 9:32 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 9, 2026, 6:19 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM