PT-2022-14838 · WordPress · Name Directory Wordpress Plugin

Donato Di Pasquale · Published 2022-07-25 · Updated 2022-07-29 · CVE-2022-2072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Name Directory WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.25.3

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting and a Stored XSS. This occurs because a parameter is not properly sanitised and escaped before being outputted back in the page. Additionally, the payload is saved into the database after the request, leading to a Stored XSS.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.25.3, update to version 1.25.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2072

Affected Products

Name Directory Wordpress Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3014540c-21b3-481c-83a1-ce3017151af4 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2072 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2072 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/46890 · Telegram Post