CVE-2022-2072: Name Directory < 1.25.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

Jeroen Peters Name Directory: before 1.25.3 — fixed in 1.25.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jeroen Peters Name Directory 1.25.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3014540c-21b3-481c-83a1-ce3017151af4
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3014540c-21b3-481c-83a1-ce3017151af4

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