CVE-2022-2072 is a Reflected and Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Name Directory WordPress plugin prior to version 1.25.3. This flaw arises from insufficient sanitization and escaping of a parameter, allowing malicious scripts to be injected and executed in a user's browser, and subsequently stored in the database. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be performed remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.25.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:name_directory_project:name_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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