PT-2025-48238 · WordPress · Wp Directory Kit

Chokri Hammedi · Published 2025-11-27 · Updated 2025-11-27 · CVE-2025-13525

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Directory Kit versions up to and including 1.4.5

Description The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. Successful exploitation requires tricking a user into performing an action, such as clicking a link. The vulnerability exists via the order by parameter.

Recommendations Update WP Directory Kit to a version later than 1.4.5.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-13525

Affected Products

Wp Directory Kit

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13525 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/38372 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3401078%40wpdirectorykit&new=3401078%40wpdirectorykit&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1993920885086916968 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01cd3631-93fb-4016-baa4-8ea11b21acec?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.4.4/application/views/wdk_messages/index.php#L38 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/144173 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdirectorykit · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1993944660058788158 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.4.4/application/views/wdk_messages/index.php#L39 · Note