Admin SQL injection via section parameter
Published Aug 16, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026
SQL injection in the WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress before 1.5.7 allows remote authenticated users to read network-wide data via the section parameter. Public records identify the section parameter as the tainted input and state that an administrator-facing code path places it into an SQL statement without sanitization or escaping; the specific function or file has not been published. Exploitation requires administrator access to the plugin, and the reported consequence is cross-site data exposure on multisite deployments rather than an unauthenticated tenant breakout.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in the WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress before 1.5.7 allows remote authenticated users to read network-wide data via the section parameter. Public records identify the section parameter as the tainted input and state that an administrator-facing code path places it into an SQL statement without sanitization or escaping; the specific function or file has not been published. Exploitation requires administrator access to the plugin, and the reported consequence is cross-site data exposure on multisite deployments rather than an unauthenticated tenant breakout.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-18653
- Published
- Aug 16, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- Vendor
- WP Directory Kit
- Product
- WP Directory Kit
- Classifications
- CWE-89
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.5.7
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