---
id: CVE-2025-69018
title: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') vulnerability in Shamalli Web Directory Free web-directory-free
  allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Web Directory Free: from n/a through
  <= 1.7.12.
summary: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') vulnerability in Shamalli Web Directory Free web-directory-free
  allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Web Directory Free: from n/a through
  <= 1.7.12.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2025-12-30'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T08:10:00.183'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69018'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/web-directory-free/vulnerability/wordpress-web-directory-free-plugin-1-7-12-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00159
epssPercentile: 0.0433
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T08:40:11.707Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Shamalli Web Directory Free web-directory-free allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Web Directory Free: from n/a through <= 1.7.12.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.