CVE-2025-13390 (GCVE-0-2025-13390)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-03 13:52
Modified
2025-12-03 18:00
Severity ?
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-303 - Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
listingthemes WP Directory Kit Version: 1.4.0   ≤ 1.4.4
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