Dynamic User Directory CVE-2025-62982
MEDIUMSeverity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
High privileges required to store payload and victim interaction required; availability impact dropped to N as stored XSS does not cause availability loss.
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CVSS VectorNVD
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sarah Giles Dynamic User Directory dynamic-user-directory allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Dynamic User Directory: from n/a through <= 2.3.
AnalysisAI
Stored cross-site scripting in the Dynamic User Directory WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 2.3) allows a high-privileged authenticated user to inject persistent malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors or administrators. Disclosed by Patchstack (audit@patchstack.com), the flaw carries a CVSS base score of 5.9 with Scope:Changed, reflecting cross-origin browser impact that can escalate to session hijacking even from a low-C/I impact rating. EPSS places exploitation probability at 0.02% (7th percentile), and no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
Dynamic User Directory is a WordPress plugin authored by Sarah Giles that renders site user data as browsable directory pages. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), a classic stored XSS pattern in which user-controlled input is persisted to the WordPress database without adequate sanitization or output encoding, then later rendered into HTML responses without escaping. The CVSS Scope:Changed metric is significant here - it confirms that the injected payload crosses the browser same-origin boundary, executing in a different user's browser context rather than the attacker's, enabling theft of session cookies, CSRF token abuse, or forced privileged actions on behalf of the victim. No CPE string was included in the source data, so exact binary-level identification relies on the WordPress plugin slug 'dynamic-user-directory'.
Affected ProductsAI
The Dynamic User Directory WordPress plugin by Sarah Giles is affected in all versions from initial release through and including version 2.3. No CPE string was provided in the source intelligence. The authoritative reference is the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dynamic-user-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-dynamic-user-directory-plugin-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability. No patched version number is confirmed in the available data.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version has been confirmed from the available data. Site operators should consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dynamic-user-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-dynamic-user-directory-plugin-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability for current patch status and any available updated plugin version. As an immediate compensating control, strictly limit WordPress administrator and editor roles to fully trusted personnel, since PR:H means only high-privileged accounts can inject the payload - reducing the number of accounts with that privilege level directly reduces exposure. Deploying a WAF with stored XSS rulesets (such as Wordfence or Cloudflare WAF) can block common injection patterns at write time, though signature bypass remains possible and this should not be treated as a definitive fix. If the plugin is not actively serving a business function, deactivating and removing it eliminates the attack surface entirely with no compensating trade-off.
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