# CVE-2026-118421: WP Directory Kit < 1.6.3 - Listing Admin+ SQL Injection via 'order_by' Parameter

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-12. Updated: 2026-11-12.

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter used to order results on one of its admin screens before using it in a SQL statement, relying on a keyword deny-list whose replacement order can be bypassed, making it possible for users holding the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.6.3's custom Listing Admin role, and above, to perform SQL injection attacks.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Unknown / WP Directory Kit: ≥ 0; < 1.6.3 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: WPScan

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-89

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb2c14ff-96bd-4731-bce2-346a904fc72b/ (CNA: WPScan)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb2c14ff-96bd-4731-bce2-346a904fc72b/ (CNA: WPScan; exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description)

## Provenance

- CNA: WPScan: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118421; retrieved 2026-11-12; source updated 2026-11-12

Revision: c79533fa2fa75786b7c944d9dc0c9d52f4b1b772af09f7a39322ea798d7b9f92

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-118421

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