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CVE-2023-2279: WP Directory Kit <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Change/Delete, Demo Import, Directory Kit Modification/Deletion via admin_page_display
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-352
Description
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'admin_page_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete or change plugin settings, import demo data, modify or delete Directory Kit related posts and terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Partial patches were made avilable in versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 but the issue was not fully patched until 1.2.2
Affected products
- wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit: before 1.2.2 — fixed in 1.2.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit 1.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.1.8/admin/class-wpdirectorykit-admin.php#L170
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2905795%40wpdirectorykit%2Ftrunk&old=2905046%40wpdirectorykit%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a7a6da3-d67c-42b3-8826-7e7fc9b938b4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.1.8/admin/class-wpdirectorykit-admin.php#L170
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2905795%40wpdirectorykit%2Ftrunk&old=2905046%40wpdirectorykit%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a7a6da3-d67c-42b3-8826-7e7fc9b938b4?source=cve
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