CVE-2026-1279

Employee Directory <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'form_title' Shortcode Attribute

6.4 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Up 0.2 points since Feb 6, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.4

Employee Directory <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'form_title' Shortcode Attribute

Record: CVE-2026-1279
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-5610 6.4

Record: EUVD-2026-5610
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mc3m-5h39-43jp 6.4

The Employee Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ...

Record: GHSA-mc3m-5h39-43jp
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.4

Record: CVE-2026-1279
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cyberlord92 employee directory – staff directory and listing

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-2026-1279 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Cyberlord92 Employee Directory – Staff Directory And Listing, published February 6, 2026. 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.