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CVE-2026-16591— WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields

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Affected
Unknown WP Directory Kit
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

WP Directory Kit 插件在 1.5.8 版本之前，在将部分“分类”和“位置”字段输出到页面属性时未进行适当的过滤与转义处理，导致拥有该插件特有“列表管理”角色权限（但不具备 unfiltered_html 权限）的用户可实施存储型跨站脚本（Stored XSS）攻击，任何访问受影响页面的用户均可能受到该攻击的影响。

AI Predicted 6.1 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.30% · P20

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Unknown WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-16591

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Vulnerability Title
WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Unknown WP Directory Kit 0 ~ 1.5.8 -

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Other References for CVE-2026-16591 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Unknown · 2026-09-26 · 15 CVEs total

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CVE-2026-96533 Testimonials Widget <= 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated SSRF via Featured Image URL
CVE-2026-96532 Testimonials Widget <= 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Update
CVE-2026-96524 MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
CVE-2026-96526 MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Title Disclosure via workfl
CVE-2026-96531 Optimole 4.0.0 - 4.2.12 - Author+ Stored XSS via Video Player Block
CVE-2026-96525 MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Contributor+ Workflow Modification and Deletion via Mis

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: WP Directory Kit
Same vendor: Unknown

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