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

No known fix

References

Classification

Type
SQLI
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Submitter
Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Verified
Yes

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)

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