Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Contact Message and User Data Disclosure

4.3
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2026-16590
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 3, 2026
Last Updated August 21, 2026
Researcher Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara

Description

The Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Directory Kit

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpdirectorykit (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.4
Patched Version
  • 1.5.5

Recent vulnerabilities in WP Directory Kit

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'data_fields_list' Parameter CVE-2026-16596 6.5 zickzick2 September 29, 2026
2 Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Listing Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-16591 6.4 Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara September 24, 2026
3 WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Parameter CVE-2026-16588 6.5 adhikara13 September 15, 2026
4 Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure CVE-2026-18232 5.3 Erwan LR September 12, 2026
5 Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection CVE-2026-16593 4.9 Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara September 12, 2026
6 Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure CVE-2026-16592 4.3 Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara September 12, 2026
7 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure CVE-2026-18231 5.3 Erwan LR August 21, 2026
8 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection CVE-2026-18653 4.9 Erwan LR August 20, 2026
9 Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVE-2026-28001 7.5 Jayant Kamble August 12, 2026
10 WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVE-2026-27538 5.9 Taylsec August 11, 2026

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