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Unknown WP Directory Kit — WP Directory Kit < 1.5.5 - Subscriber+ Contact Message and User Data Disclosure
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L L N U H N N 6.5 .0022 12.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
WP Directory Kit unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 22 Reserved by WPScan
Aug 8 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Aug 9 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16590 (Unknown WP Directory Kit). Public exploit reference added.
Description
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 retrieve stored contact messages and associated user data belonging to other users.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 9, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16590 (Unknown WP Directory Kit). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Unknown | WP Directory Kit | — | — | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16590 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.