THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2026-16589 — The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement through one of its authenticated AJAX actions, which lacks authorization and nonce checks, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to perfor
[NVD] CVE-2026-16589 — The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement through one of its authenticated AJAX actions, which lacks authorization and nonce checks, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to perfor
CVE-2026-16589 CVSS: None Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:10.687
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement through one of its authenticated AJAX actions, which lacks authorization and nonce checks, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to perform SQL injection attacks.
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-16589cve
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16589