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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13138

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.

Published Nov 21, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13138. EPSS is 1.63%. Act only if a listed version of WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.63%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit 0 ≤1.4.3

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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  • vendor WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit 0 ≤1.4.30 ≤1.4.3

How to fix CVE-2025-13138

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13138. EPSS is 1.63%. Act only if a listed version of WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit 0 ≤1.4.3 0 ≤1.4.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.63%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into alr

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into alr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13138

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13138

    30-day exploitation probability 1.63%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-198434

    The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'columns_search' parameter of the select_2_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation o

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026