CVE-2026-16589CWE-89sql-injection
CVE-2026-16589
High · published August 8, 2026
What it is
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.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.7 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00365 · 29.2th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- Published
- 2026-08-08T11:17Z
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