CVE-2026-1279
Employee Directory <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'form_title' Shortcode Attribute
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Employee Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'form_title' parameter in the `search_employee_directory` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | cyberlord92 |
| Product | employee directory – staff directory and listing |
| Published | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
cyberlord92 / Employee Directory – Staff Directory and Listing
0 ≤ 1.2.1
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0d3b54c-6244-4776-be3c-afe3a28a2b8a?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/employee-staff-directory/trunk/handler/mo-empdir-search_handler.php#L29 wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/employee-staff-directory plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/employee-staff-directory/tags/1.2.1/handler/mo-empdir-search_handler.php#L29 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3448620%40employee-staff-directory&new=3448620%40employee-staff-directory
Credits
Djaidja Moundjid