CVE-2026-18473

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-09. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EG Risk
72(Attend)
EG Risk 72/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 9, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'field_search' Parameter | CVE 2026-18473 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5596bc1-5ae9-4141-b027-85a0b91ecdab/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18473(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 53× in last 7d / 89× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 03:10 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-21 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 14:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-19 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-18 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-18 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-18 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 04:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 20:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-17 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-17 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-17 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-16 18:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-16 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 05:21 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-16 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 20:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-15 12:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 03:34 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-15 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-14 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-14 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-14 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-14 10:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-14 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-14 01:48 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-14 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-13 21:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-13 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-13 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-13 08:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-13 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-13 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-12 15:27 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-12 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-12 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-12 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-12 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-11 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-11 17:58 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-11 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-11 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-11 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-11 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-11 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-11 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-10 20:31 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-10 20:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-10 19:45 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.10
  59. 2026-08-10 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-10 19:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.1 · severity → CRITICAL
  61. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-09 06:23 UTCNVD update
  63. 2026-08-09 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-09 06:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18473?
CVE-2026-18473 is a critical vulnerability published on August 9, 2026. The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.
When was CVE-2026-18473 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18473 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 9, 2026, with the most recent update on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18473 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18473 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18473?
CVE-2026-18473 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18473?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18473, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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