WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-2071 Modified

Name Directory: Cross-site scripting

Name Directory is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score Pending The CVE record has not published a CNA CVSS assessment.
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Name Directory
Plugin slug
name-directory
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 25, 2022
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jul 25, 2022 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

No fixed release is identified. Update Name Directory when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

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.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources