CVE-2026-16592

Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure

2026-09-12 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: WP Directory Kit
Affected Version: <= 1.5.7
CVSS: 4.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE: CVE-2026-16592

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At a glance

CVE-2026-16592 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.5.7. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed September 2026, reported by Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara.

Vulnerability Overview

The Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for WP Directory Kit yet, so installs running <= 1.5.7 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16592 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8080d02a-a89a-4f26-9895-0c11c59188d9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16592

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CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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