WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Unauthenticated User Email Disclosure via select_2_ajax_user
Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7 does not perform any authorization check on one of its public AJAX actions and returns unfiltered database rows, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the usernames and email addresses of users holding the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.7's own roles.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WP Directory Kit (Unknown): 1.5.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Directory Kit | before 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Directory Kit VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.7 Fixed in 1.5.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Directory Kit (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18231
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3ghx-fqrc-hvc9
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3ghx-fqrc-hvc9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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