---
id: CVE-2026-16590
title: >-
  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 retrieve stored
  contact messages and asso…
summary: >-
  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 retrieve stored
  contact messages and asso…
severity: none
published: '2026-08-08'
updated: '2026-08-08'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16590'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ddf13b08-4ee2-46a1-929c-1f435e9e49d4/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00371
epssPercentile: 0.28337
ingestedAt: '2026-08-09T03:32:40.496Z'
---

## Overview

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 retrieve stored contact messages and associated user data belonging to other users.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.