CVE-2024-37253 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Directory Kit: from n/a through 1.3.6.

Published: 2024-07-09

Score: 2.7 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WpDirectoryKit

WP Directory Kit

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.3.6

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Vendor	Product	Confidence	Versions
Wordpress	Wordpress	—	—
Wpdirectorykit	Wp Directory Kit	—	—

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.3.7 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-36532	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Directory Kit: from n/a through 1.3.6.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpdirectorykit/wordpress-wpdirectorykit-plugin-1-3-2-html-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-07-09T10:05:21.305Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:50:55.650Z

Reserved: 2024-06-04T16:46:44.985Z

Link: CVE-2024-37253

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-09T13:13:14.393Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-07-09T10:15:03.933

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:23:28.510

Link: CVE-2024-37253

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T11:21:58Z

Weaknesses

CWE-74

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