FKIE_CVE-2022-2072

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-07-25 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:41
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3014540c-21b3-481c-83a1-ce3017151af4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3014540c-21b3-481c-83a1-ce3017151af4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
name_directory_project name_directory *
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
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  "id": "CVE-2022-2072",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:41:14.133",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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