CVE-2024-3217 WP Directory Kit <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in WP Directory Kit to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3217?
CVE-2024-3217 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit, published on 5 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'attribute_value' and 'attribute_id' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 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 subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3217?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-3217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit
- CVE-2025-13390 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
- CVE-2023-2278 WP Directory Kit <= 1.1.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via wdk_public_action
- CVE-2024-37487 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.3.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-29774 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.2.9 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-2351 Missing authorization in WP Directory Kit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85q5-wrpf-m53q.