SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-18474

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.

HIGH 8.6EPSS 0.28%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.28% probability · 21th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.