WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Subscriber+ Plugin Settings and API Key Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not perform authorization or nonce checks on one of its authenticated AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to disclose the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 settings including sensitive API keys and secrets.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Directory Kit | before 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Directory Kit VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.5 Fixed in 1.5.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Directory Kit (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WP Directory Kit 1.5.5
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-13847 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Subscriber+ User and Unpublished Listing DisclosurePriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2026-13842 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Subscriber+ Contact Message and User Data DisclosurePriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2026-13841 WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection via data_fields_list ParameterPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw73-w93j-56gr
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw73-w93j-56gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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