Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

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

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in WP Directory Kit from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WP Directory Kit	0 – before 1.5.8

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b5600f1-1024-4329-97de-6347420e46c1/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description