Name Directory < 1.25.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Name Directory WordPress plugin before 1.25.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. Furthermore, as the payload is also saved into the database after the request, it leads to a Stored XSS as well
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00694 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Name Directory (Unknown): 1.25.3
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 | 1.25.3 to before 1.25.3 | 1.25.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Name Directory VendorUnknown Affected 1.25.3 to before 1.25.3 Fixed in 1.25.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:name_directory_project:name_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.25.3 | Vulnerable | Name Directory Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:name_directory_project:name_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.25.3 Vulnerable ·Name Directory Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Name Directory (Unknown) Fixed in 1.25.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg3f-7p64-q5jf
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-2022-01918 Name Directory < 1.25.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-2072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mg3f-7p64-q5jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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