CVE-2026-18474

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via search_location and search_category

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.

Affected

WP Directory Kit

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 37th percentile

Published

2026-08-12

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cadb99e3-bb6a-4d44-8ef0-eff524d31b29/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry