WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection via Elementor Category and Location Widget Settings
Description
The plugin does not sanitize and escape some widget settings before using them in a SQL statement, allowing authenticated users with access to the page builder (Editor and above) to perform SQL injection attacks that execute when the affected page is rendered.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
SQLI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Submitter
Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-12 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-05 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-05 (about 9 days ago)