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CVE-2025-13390: WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-12-03 · updated 2026-10-18
• Weakness: CWE-303

Description

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.

Affected products

• wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit: through 1.4.4

References

• https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-13390
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3400599/wpdirectorykit/
• https://ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-13390/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6598d171-e68c-4d2f-9cd1-f1574fa90433?source=cve
• https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-13390

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