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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'order_by' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-13525
Source
Wordfence
Published
Nov 27, 2025 at 05:31
Affected Product
Vendor
listingthemes
Product
WP Directory Kit
Version
*
Affected Versions
listingthemes WP Directory Kit *
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01cd3631-93fb-4016-baa4-8ea11b21acec
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.4.4/application/views/wdk_messages/index.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.4.4/application/views/wdk_messages/index.php
- wordpress.org /plugins/wpdirectorykit/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset