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CVE-2026-16590: WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Subscriber+ Contact Message and User Data Disclosure
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-08 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-200
Description
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 retrieve stored contact messages and associated user data belonging to other users.
Affected products
- WP Directory Kit: before 1.5.5 — fixed in 1.5.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Directory Kit 1.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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