CVE-2026-16594: CWE-200 Information Exposure in WP Directory Kit
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16594 is an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.5. The vulnerability is due to missing authorization and nonce verification on an authenticated AJAX action, allowing any authenticated user to disclose sensitive configuration data such as API keys and secrets. This exposure could lead to further compromise depending on the sensitivity of the disclosed information.
Potential Impact
Any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles like Subscribers, can retrieve sensitive plugin settings including API keys and secrets. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to external services or further exploitation depending on how these secrets are used. However, the vulnerability does not allow unauthenticated access and requires the attacker to have at least subscriber-level authentication.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict authenticated user roles to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity involving plugin settings access.
CVE-2026-16594: CWE-200 Information Exposure in WP Directory Kit
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 disclose the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 settings including sensitive API keys and secrets.
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16594 is an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.5. The vulnerability is due to missing authorization and nonce verification on an authenticated AJAX action, allowing any authenticated user to disclose sensitive configuration data such as API keys and secrets. This exposure could lead to further compromise depending on the sensitivity of the disclosed information.
Potential Impact
Any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles like Subscribers, can retrieve sensitive plugin settings including API keys and secrets. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to external services or further exploitation depending on how these secrets are used. However, the vulnerability does not allow unauthenticated access and requires the attacker to have at least subscriber-level authentication.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict authenticated user roles to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity involving plugin settings access.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T13:47:41.225Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a76cc2cbf8831d53911475a
Added to database: 08/08/2026, 06:26:52 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 06:47:18 UTC
Last updated: 08/08/2026, 15:27:05 UTC
Views: 33
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