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CVE-2025-13390

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-12-03
  • WeaknessCWE-303

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-12-0314:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Wpdirectorykit wp directory kit
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.4≤ 1.4.4no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • listingthemes WP Directory Kitother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 1.4.0, ≤ 1.4.4no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-12-03

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-12-03
Last Modified
2026-10-18
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-cmp6-j4f4-vm9f

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13390?

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.

Is CVE-2025-13390 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2025-13390, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-13390?

CVE-2025-13390 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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