---
id: "CVE-2026-118418"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118418"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118418"]
title: "WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin exposes user emails and private form submissions"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["runtime", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wp-directory-kit"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-1.6.3-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T06:17:15+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T06:25:41+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T06:27:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118418", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T06:25:41+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin exposes user emails and private form submissions

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118418 (this .md is for agents)

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not limit which database models and columns its public directory-search action returns, and it skips authorisation checks on that action. An unauthenticated attacker can read other users' personal data, including email addresses, logins and private contact-form submissions.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the WP Directory Kit plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins, and flag any version below `1.6.3`.
- Look for the plugin folder named like `wp-directory-kit` in `wp-content/plugins/`.

## Fix

- WP Directory Kit (WordPress plugin): upgrade to `1.6.3` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T06:25:41+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118418

## From the sources

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not restrict which database models and columns its public directory-search action may return, nor verify authorisation on it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read other users' personal data, including email addresses and logins, and private contact-form submissions.

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