CVE-2026-1866
HIGHCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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2Description
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via double HTML-entity encoding in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.0. This is due to the plugin's sanitization function calling `html_entity_decode()` before `wp_kses()`, and then calling `html_entity_decode()` again on output. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page via the 'name_directory_name' and 'name_directory_description' parameters in the public submission form granted they can trick the site administrator into approving their submission or auto-publish is enabled.
Analysis
The Name Directory WordPress plugin through version 1.32.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in its sanitization logic that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the public submission form. Attackers can exploit this by submitting content with double-encoded HTML entities that bypass security filters, and the injected scripts will execute when administrators or users view the affected pages if the submission is approved or auto-publish is enabled. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Audit all WordPress installations to identify those running Name Directory plugin ≤1.32.0 and document exposure scope. Within 7 days: Disable the Name Directory plugin on all affected systems if business-critical functions allow, or restrict plugin access to authenticated administrators only via WAF rules. …
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