WP Directory Kit <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization

5.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-41875
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 5, 2023
Last Updated September 8, 2023
Researchers Debangshu Kundu
Arpeet Rathi

Description

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to functionality due to a missing capability check on one of its functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make use of functionality intended for users with higher access levels.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Directory Kit

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpdirectorykit (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.6
Patched Version
  • 1.2.7

Recent vulnerabilities in WP Directory Kit

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVE-2026-42672 7.5 daroo May 14, 2026
2 WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVE-2026-39531 7.5 Martín Martín April 13, 2026
3 WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.0 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-39534 5.3 Martín Martín April 8, 2026
4 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.9 - Unauthenticated Email Exposure via wdk_public_action CVE-2025-13920 5.3 Sarawut Poolkhet (MisterHelloz) January 23, 2026
5 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVE-2025-13089 7.5 tmrswrr December 12, 2025
6 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover CVE-2025-13390 10.0 Ryan Kozak December 3, 2025
7 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection CVE-2025-13090 4.9 tmrswrr December 1, 2025
8 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'order_by' Parameter CVE-2025-13525 6.1 blue0x1 November 26, 2025
9 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via select_2_ajax() Function CVE-2025-13138 7.5 tmrswrr November 20, 2025
10 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.0 - Missing Authorization CVE-2025-60120 5.3 Bao - BlueRock September 26, 2025

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