CVE-2026-16591
WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields
Unknown WP Directory Kit
CVSS
7.2HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.30%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 1.5.8WP Directory KitCVE List
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- WP Directory Kitaffected: all versions before 1.5.8CVE List