Name Directory < 1.25.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Priority LOW 27CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Name Directory WordPress plugin before 1.25.4 does not have CSRF check when importing names, and is also lacking sanitisation as well as escaping in some of the imported data, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin import arbitrary names with XSS payloads in them.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00338 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Name Directory (Unknown): 1.25.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Name Directory | 1.25.4 to before 1.25.4 | 1.25.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Name Directory VendorUnknown Affected 1.25.4 to before 1.25.4 Fixed in 1.25.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:name_directory_project:name_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.25.4 | Vulnerable | Name Directory Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:name_directory_project:name_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.25.4 Vulnerable ·Name Directory Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Name Directory (Unknown) Fixed in 1.25.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2071
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w657-gq68-34f2
References
More Name Directory Project Name Directory vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-03879 Cross-site request forgery in J. Peters Name Directory CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-08867 WordPress Name Directory Plugin <= 1.27.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-01919 Name Directory < 1.25.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-2071 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2071 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w657-gq68-34f2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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