Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-2277
CVE-2023-2277
Description
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'insert' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <1.2.0
- Range: <=1.1.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2904689/wpdirectorykit/trunk/application/controllers/Wdk_resultitem.phpnvdPatchRelease Notes
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.1.8/application/views/wdk_resultitem/resultitem_edit.phpnvdExploit
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82c6ed2f-20e8-46d1-a460-16d32b7536cdnvdThird Party Advisory
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