Known vulnerabilities in Name Directory

Name directory (glossary) with many options like multiple directories, integrated search, non-latin characters, recaptcha, HTML editor and many more.

10Reported vulnerabilities

8.8Highest CVSS score

1.34.0Latest version

2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Name Directory to 1.33.0 or later. 10 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

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Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2022-2072	Medium 6.1	0.7%	Before 1.25.3	`1.25.3`	July 25, 2022
CVE-2022-2071	Medium 6.1	0.3%	Before 1.25.4	`1.25.4`	July 25, 2022
CVE-2021-20652	High 8.8	0.8%	1.17.4 and earlier	`1.18`	February 5, 2021
CVE-2026-3178	High 7.2	0.3%	0 to 1.32.1 (inclusive)	`1.33.0`	March 11, 2026
CVE-2026-1866	High 7.2	0.3%	0 to 1.32.0 (inclusive)	`1.32.1`	February 10, 2026
CVE-2025-15283	High 7.2	0.3%	0 to 1.30.3 (inclusive)	`1.31.0`	January 14, 2026
WF-a57675f0-d840-4954-b86e-a9fbc1483bc7	Medium 6.3	—	1.25.4 and earlier	`1.25.5`	July 15, 2022
CVE-2024-43938	Medium 6.1	0.3%	1.29.0 and earlier	`1.29.1`	August 26, 2024
CVE-2025-39454	Medium 4.3	0.2%	1.30.0 and earlier	`1.30.1`	April 17, 2025
CVE-2023-22692	Medium 4.3	0.3%	1.27.1 and earlier	`1.27.2`	January 23, 2023

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.