Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13525
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 insufficie
Published Nov 27, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit
Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13525. EPSS is 0.27%. 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.
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- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit 0 ≤1.4.5
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.
Are you affected?
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- vendor WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit 0 ≤1.4.50 ≤1.4.5
How to fix CVE-2025-13525
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 ≤1.4.5
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
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-2025-13525. EPSS is 0.27%. 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 ≤1.4.5 0 ≤1.4.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 27, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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 a
Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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 a
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13525
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13525
30-day exploitation probability 0.27%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-199792
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 i
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
- EUVDOct 26, 2026