Vulnerability · CVE-2026-104726
Name Directory <= 1.34.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute
Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · WordPress Name Directory
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104726. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of WordPress Name Directory is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.19%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated Name Directory · vendor jeroenpeters1986 Name Directory · wordpress name-directory
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- stated Name Directory<= 1.34.2
- vendor jeroenpeters1986 Name Directoryversion unspecified
- wordpress name-directoryversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-104726
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104726. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of WordPress Name Directory is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Name Directory <= 1.34.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an
Oct 16, 2026 · CVE.org
Updated
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104726
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with con
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-104726
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104726
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with con
nvd.nist.gov - Wordfence IntelligencePackage advisoryCVE-2026-104726
The Name Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.34.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with con
wordfence.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.