CVE-2025-13138 json
WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via select_2_ajax() Function
published 2025-11-21 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-08 32 d ago also EUVD-2025-198434
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Patch / fix
- wpdirectorykit wp_directory_kit 1.4.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0cad8c48-5c96-484c-acda-b33d8d8d10d3?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.4.3/application/controllers/Wdk_frontendajax.php#L546
- wordpress.org /plugins/wpdirectorykit/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3396348%40wpdirectorykit&new=3396348%40wpdirectorykit&sfp_email
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-13138
- NVD CVE-2025-13138
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.