CVE-2024-43938

WordPress Name Directory plugin <= 1.29.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 High

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeroen Peters Name Directory name-directory.This issue affects Name Directory: from n/a through <= 1.29.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Up 0.2 points since Sep 18, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used7.1

WordPress Name Directory plugin <= 1.29.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-43938
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-405877.1

Record: EUVD-2024-40587
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr9f-xcjq-vpmj6.5

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeroen Peters Name Directory allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Name Directory: from n/a through 1.29.0.

Record: GHSA-hr9f-xcjq-vpmj
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD6.5

Record: CVE-2024-43938
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-43938 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Jeroen Peters Name Directory, published September 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.