WP Directory Kit shortcodes expose other users' protected listing fields
WP Directory Kit through 1.5.7 fails to check authorization and listing visibility in one of its shortcodes. An authenticated Contributor or higher can use that shortcode to disclose non-public content belonging to other users, including password-protected and hidden listing fields. Attacker-controlled shortcode use reaches a listing renderer that does not enforce the viewer's access to the requested content. The authoritative export does not identify the shortcode, selector attributes, rendering function, or a confirmed fixed version, and supplies no CVSS score.
- Component
- WP Directory Kit
- Plugin slug
wpdirectorykit- Affected
- <= 1.5.7
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 15, 2026 and is one of 31 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is confirmed, and an official WordPress.org changelog was unavailable. Disable the affected plugin pending a confirmed fix where untrusted contributors can insert shortcodes or protected listings contain sensitive content. The application-level fix must enforce listing visibility, ownership or explicit read permission, password requirements, and field-level disclosure rules in the shortcode renderer for the current viewer. Restricting only the editor interface leaves other rendering paths exposed.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WP Directory Kit WordPress plugin through 1.5.7 does not check authorization or listing visibility in one of its shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to disclose non-public listing content, including password-protected and hidden fields, belonging to other users.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N