CVE-2026-16590

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductWP Directory Kit
PublishedAug 8, 2026
First seenAug 8, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • WP Directory Kit1.5.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
WP Directory Kitv < 1.5.51.5.5

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