CVE-2026-16594
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before version 1.5.5 does not perform authorization or nonce checks on one of its authenticated AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to disclose the plugin settings including sensitive API keys and secrets.
Risk Assessment
The risk is leakage of sensitive configuration data, potentially enabling an attacker to access external services and compromise security.
Recommendation
Update the WP Directory Kit plugin to version 1.5.5 or later, which includes authorization and nonce fixes.
Other vulnerabilities in WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin
See all- CVE-2026-16595Medium
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before version 1.5.5 does not perform authorization or nonce checks on one of its authenticated AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to disclose the site's user list and unpublished listings belonging to other users.
- CVE-2026-16590Medium
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before version 1.5.5 does not perform authorization or nonce checks on one of its authenticated AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to retrieve stored contact messages and associated user data belonging to other users.
- CVE-2026-16589High
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before version 1.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement through one of its authenticated AJAX actions, which lacks authorization and nonce checks. This allows any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to perform SQL injection attacks.
Original NVD description (English source)
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not perform authorization or nonce checks on one of its authenticated AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to disclose the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 settings including sensitive API keys and secrets.