TI-2025-12241 Aliases CVE-2025-13390 GHSA-cmp6-j4f4-vm9f

WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

HIGH 82CWE-303Published 2025-12-03 · Updated 2025-12-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4 due to incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm in the "wdk_generate_auto_login_link" function. This is due to the feature using a cryptographically weak token generation mechanism. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access and achieve full site takeover via the auto-login endpoint with a predictable token.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.04684 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

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
listingthemes	WP Directory Kit	1.4.0 – 1.4.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP Directory Kit Vendorlistingthemes Affected 1.4.0 – 1.4.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.4.4	Vulnerable	wpdirectorykit

cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·wpdirectorykit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13390
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmp6-j4f4-vm9f

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3400599/wpdirectorykit/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6598d171-e68c-4d2f-9cd1-f1574fa90433?source=cve

TI-2023-02136 WP Directory Kit <= 1.1.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via wdk_public_action CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-03015 WP Directory Kit <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-22268 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.2.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-02207 Missing authorization in wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-02138 Missing authorization in wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-19550 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.2.9 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

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Sources

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