CVE-2026-18653

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection via section Parameter

Published Aug 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing administrators to perform SQL injection attacks. On a multisite installation this lets an administrator of a single site read data belonging to the entire network, which they are not otherwise able to reach.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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
Description The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing administrators to perform SQL injection attacks. On a multisite installation this lets an administrator of a single site read data belonging to the entire network, which they are not otherwise able to reach.
Title WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection via section Parameter
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 17, 2026, 8:21 PM
Reserved
Aug 3, 2026, 12:50 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 16, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:30 PM