CVE-2026-16591
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not sanitize and escape some of its…
- Risk score
- 48/100
- CVSS
- 7.2 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 26 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it 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 perfo…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.5.8 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.2 high
References
Original description
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.
Last activity 26 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.