Name Directory <= 1.25.4 — Unauthorized Settings Update
a57675f0-d840-4954-b86e-a9fbc1483bc7Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.25.4Update to 1.25.5 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.3
- CVSS
- 6.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Name Directory name-directory
- Affected≤ 1.25.4
- Patched in1.25.5
Update to 1.25.5 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.25.4. Version 1.25.5 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Name Directory.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.25.5, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Name Directory to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to insufficient permissions checking on the name_directory_options() function in versions up to, and including, 1.25.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to perform. a variety of actions such as importing, editing, and managing directories that can also be used to inject malicious JavaScript into web pages.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Name Directory
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute ≤1.34.2Update to 1.34.3 | CVE-2026-104726 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.34.2Update to 1.34.3 | CVE-2026-104396 | |
| Medium6.5 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ≤1.34.2Update to 1.34.3 | CVE-2026-104397 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'name_directory_name' ≤1.32.1Update to 1.33.0 | CVE-2026-3178 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Double HTML-Entity Encoding in Submission Form ≤1.32.0Update to 1.32.1 | CVE-2026-1866 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute
≤1.34.2Update to 1.34.3
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.34.2Update to 1.34.3
- Medium6.5Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
≤1.34.2Update to 1.34.3
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'name_directory_name'
≤1.32.1Update to 1.33.0
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Double HTML-Entity Encoding in Submission Form
≤1.32.0Update to 1.32.1
Same weakness (Missing Authorization)
All Missing Authorization| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
≤5.25.25Update to 5.26.45
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
≤3.3.9Update to 3.4.0
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.