CVE-2026-16591: unknown wp directory kit Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-16591 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown wp directory kit. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.5.8.
Timeline
- 26-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- wp directory kit< 1.5.8
Wordpress1 product
- wpdirectorykit≤ 1.5.7 (fixed in 1.5.8)
2 vendors · 2 products