Stored cross-site scripting in Name Directory WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw in all versions up to and including 1.34.2. Input sanitization and output escaping are insufficient for the 'dir' shortcode attribute (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that execute whenever a user accesses the injected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jeroenpeters1986 | Name Directory | up to 1.34.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Name Directory Vendorjeroenpeters1986 Affected up to 1.34.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Name Directory.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104726
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-4gw5-q9r5-mj9r
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ea92622-60df-43ab-a106-56b769964a75?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/name-directory/tags/1.34.3/shortcode.php#L344
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/name-directory/tags/1.34.3/shortcode.php#L284
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3723785%40name-directory&new=3723785%40name-directory
More jeroenpeters1986 vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-13958 Name Directory <= 1.30.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Parameters CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-02744 Name Directory <= 1.32.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'name_directory_name' CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-01536 Cross-site scripting in jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-104726 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104726 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gw5-q9r5-mj9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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