{"id":"CVE-2026-16593","title":"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 in…","summary":"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 in…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-89"],"product":"WP Directory Kit","affected":["wp_directory_kit <= 1.5.7"],"published":"2026-09-15","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T20:25:29.240","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16593","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/87379d9b-7d20-40c3-ab33-c3698bb59a51/","label":"contact@wpscan.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00231,"epssPercentile":0.14154,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-15T14:25:53.183486Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T06:32:35.353Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16593","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":37.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203704,"id":"CVE-2026-16593","ts":1789483138153,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":203703,"id":"CVE-2026-16593","ts":1789483138153,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}