WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.5.7 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.5.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-16591. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP Directory Kit Plugin up to 1.5.7. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not sanitize and escape some of its category and location fields before outputting them in page attributes, allowing users with a WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.8-specific listing-management role (and without the unfiltered_html capability) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute for any visitor of the affected page.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16591 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.5.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Directory Kit Plugin 1.5.8

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
09/26/2026 +66 days Advisory disclosed
09/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16591 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-410609

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2026 08:45
Changes: 09/26/2026 08:45 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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