CVE-2025-60120 WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.4.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the WP Directory Kit plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-60120?
CVE-2025-60120 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit, published on 26 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit wpdirectorykit allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Directory Kit: from n/a through <= 1.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60120?
How do I fix CVE-2025-60120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-60120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf3v-x7jp-6x6p.