CVE-2026-18474: Unknown Wp Directory Kit

High severity, CVSS 8.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Unknown Wp Directory Kit: before 1.5.6 (fixed in 1.5.6)

Published 2026-08-12. Last modified 2026-08-26.