WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields (CVE-2026-16591) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-16591

WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-16591 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in WP Directory Kit < 1.5.8 - Listing Admin+ Stored XSS via Category and Location Title and Icon Fields. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/WP Directory Kit (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 26, 2026Updated Sep 26, 2026Source checked Sep 26, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 26, 2026Material review Sep 26, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Unknown/WP Directory Kit (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Unknown/WP Directory Kitgeneric	>=0 <1.5.8	1.5.8

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Unknown/WP Directory Kit.
Review the reported fix. Update Unknown/WP Directory Kit to 1.5.8 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 26, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencewpscan.com

Upstream source description

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not sanitize and escape some of its category and location fields before outputting them in page attributes, allowing users with a WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin before 1.5.8-specific listing-management role (and without the unfiltered_html capability) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute for any visitor of the affected page.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.