WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.5.4 on WordPress information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.5.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-16595. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.5.4. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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authenticated AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to disclose the site's user list and unpublished listings belonging to other users.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-16595 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Directory Kit Plugin 1.5.5

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
08/08/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed
08/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16595 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387146

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2026 08:45
Changes: 08/08/2026 08:45 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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