What is CVE-2026-3178?

CVE-2026-3178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-3178?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

XSS in Jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory

CVE-2026-3178

The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'name_directory_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability was partially patched in versions 1.30.3 and 1.32.1.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th 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)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-3178?: CVE-2026-3178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-3178?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.