CVE-2026-18230 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.6 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection via section Parameter
Authenticated users can perform SQL injection via the section parameter in WP Directory Kit, allowing unauthorized database access.
- 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-2026-18230?
CVE-2026-18230 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP Directory Kit, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement through one of its authenticated AJAX actions, which lacks an authorization check, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to perform SQL injection attacks.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18230?
How do I fix CVE-2026-18230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18230 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-2026-18230 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-18230 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45m2-p8hx-pqw5.