WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Parameter

Description

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the 'order_by' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.5.5

References

Classification

Type
SQLI
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
adhikara13
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-15 (about 5 days ago)
Added
2026-09-15 (about 5 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-16 (about 5 days ago)

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