CVE-2026-18474

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via search_location and search_category

Published Aug 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users when a non-default search field type is configured.

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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users when a non-default search field type is configured.
Title WP Directory Kit < 1.5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via search_location and search_category
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 12, 2026, 12:34 PM
Reserved
Jul 31, 2026, 9:35 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 12, 2026, 6:20 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:30 PM