wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.6.0 on WordPress idfield sql injection

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument idfield results in sql injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-109197. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.6.0. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument idfield with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'idfield' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0 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.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-109197 since 10/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/31/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpdirectorykit

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• WP Directory Kit Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6.0

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