Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-18232 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-18232 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18232?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit through 1.5.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-18232?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-18232 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-18232?
- Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an information disclosure (CWE-200) in the WP Directory Kit plugin's public AJAX actions, specifically in the map_infowindow, map_infowindow_dash, and search_suggestion functions. The plugin fails to verify listing status or ownership before returning content through these endpoints. An unauthenticated attacker can enumerate listing IDs sequentially and use POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with parameters like action=wdk_public_action&page=wdk_frontendajax&function=map_infowindow to retrieve draft, pending, private, or trashed listings. No authentication or user interaction is required. The attack is mitigated somewhat in version 1.5.7 (limiting exposure to previously approved but unpublished listings), but the vulnerability persists. Patches appear to be unavailable as of the published date.
Affected products
- wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit through 1.5.9
Timeline
- 2026-09-12: disclosed
- 2026-09-15: advisory