vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpdirectorykit: CVE-2024-37253: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 26, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 26, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This is due to improper sanitization and escaping on a value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject HTML in a field they should not be able to .
Solution
wpdirectorykit-plugin-cve-2024-37253
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37253
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/181403fe-42be-4136-8ff5-5ef40904124b?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-36532
- CVE-2024-37253
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-37253
- CWE-74
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-36532
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