CVE-2026-16593

WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection via Elementor Category and Location Widget Settings

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin through 1.5.7 does not sanitize and escape some widget settings before using them in a SQL statement, allowing authenticated users with access to the page builder (Editor and above) to perform SQL injection attacks that execute when the affected page is rendered.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Directory Kit
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Directory Kit
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin through 1.5.7 does not sanitize and escape some widget settings before using them in a SQL statement, allowing authenticated users with access to the page builder (Editor and above) to perform SQL injection attacks that execute when the affected page is rendered.
Title WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection via Elementor Category and Location Widget Settings
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 15, 2026, 2:26 PM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 1:47 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 8:25 PM