WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via select_2_ajax() Function
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpdirectorykit | WP Directory Kit | up to 1.4.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Directory Kit Vendorwpdirectorykit Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | wpdirectorykit |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·wpdirectorykit
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2ww-jgwc-gxx6
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0cad8c48-5c96-484c-acda-b33d8d8d10d3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.4.3/application/controllers/Wdk_frontendajax.php#L546
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdirectorykit/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3396348%40wpdirectorykit&new=3396348%40wpdirectorykit&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More wpdirectorykit vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12241 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-02136 WP Directory Kit <= 1.1.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via wdk_public_action CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-30931 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.5.1 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-28505 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.5.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-22342 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.5.4 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-03015 WP Directory Kit <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-13138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2ww-jgwc-gxx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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