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.
Published: 2026-08-09
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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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'}


Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-89

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:31:56.702Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T09:32:35.285Z

Link: CVE-2026-18473

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:31:52.855Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-09T06:19:05.773

Modified: 2026-08-10T20:17:30.113

Link: CVE-2026-18473

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:15:13Z

Weaknesses