WP Directory Kit < 1.5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via search_location and search_category
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-89Published · Updated
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users when a non-default search field type is configured.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00445 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WP Directory Kit (Unknown): 1.5.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Directory Kit | before 1.5.6 | 1.5.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Directory Kit VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.6 Fixed in 1.5.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Directory Kit (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WP Directory Kit 1.5.6
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14991 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.6 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection via section ParameterPriority HIGH 70
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18474
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5435-q9p7-mwhc
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18474 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18474 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5435-q9p7-mwhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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