---
id: CVE-2026-18232
title: >-
  The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin through 1.5.7 does not check the status
  or ownership of a listing before returning its content through one of its
  public AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read draft and
  unapproved …
summary: >-
  The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin through 1.5.7 does not check the status
  or ownership of a listing before returning its content through one of its
  public AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read draft and
  unapproved …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
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-2026-18232'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/69d10ee3-0d36-47d1-b5bf-88b8516d99f4/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00206
epssPercentile: 0.11022
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T14:24:38.835941Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-15T06:32:35.354Z'
---

## Overview

The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin through 1.5.7 does not check the status or ownership of a listing before returning its content through one of its public AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read draft and unapproved listings belonging to other users.

## Remediation

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