CVE-2026-1279

MEDIUM
2026-02-06 [email protected]
6.4
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Feb 06, 2026 - 08:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.4

Tags

WordPress XSS

Description

The Employee Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'form_title' parameter in the `search_employee_directory` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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.

Analysis

The Employee Directory plugin for WordPress through version 1.2.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the search_employee_directory shortcode due to inadequate input validation on the form_title parameter. Authenticated users with Contributor privileges or higher can inject malicious scripts that persist in pages and execute in browsers of any user viewing the affected content. …

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Remediation

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running all and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

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Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +32
POC: 0

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