XSS in Jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory
CVE-2026-1866
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_decod…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (40.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29d13457-ac60-4e3d-9d8b-0141e…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/name-directory/tags/1.31.0/helpers.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/name-directory/tags/1.31.0/shortcode.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/name-directory/tags/1.31.0/shortcode.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3455023/name-directory/trunk
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-1866?
- CVE-2026-1866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-1866?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.