CVE-2026-16591 json
WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields
published 2026-09-26 44 d ago modified 2026-09-26 43 d ago also EUVD-2026-87529
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Unknown WP Directory Kit 1.5.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 43 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b5600f1-1024-4329-97de-6347420e46c1/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown WP Directory Kit
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/7b5600f1-1024-4329-97de-6347420e46c1/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16591
- NVD CVE-2026-16591
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