CVE-2025-13390 PUBLISHED

WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 18.11.2025 Published: 03.12.2025 Updated: 03.12.2025

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4 due to incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm in the "wdk_generate_auto_login_link" function. This is due to the feature using a cryptographically weak token generation mechanism. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access and achieve full site takeover via the auto-login endpoint with a predictable token.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 10

Product Status

Vendor listingthemes
Product WP Directory Kit
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.4.0 to 1.4.4 (incl.)

Credits

  • Ryan Kozak finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-303 Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm CWE