PT-2023-10634 · WordPress · External Media Without Import Plugin

Published 2023-05-05 · Updated 2024-05-17 · CVE-2017-20183

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions External Media without Import Plugin version 1.0.0

Description A vulnerability was found in the External Media without Import Plugin on WordPress, affecting the print media new panel function of the file external-media-without-import.php. The manipulation of the arguments url, error, width, height, and mime-type leads to cross-site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely.

Recommendations Upgrade to version 1.0.1 to address this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the print media new panel function until the update is applied. Avoid manipulating the arguments url, error, width, height, and mime-type in the affected function until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-20183

Affected Products

External Media Without Import Plugin

References · 9

• https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/releases/tag/v1.0.1 · Patch
• https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/commit/9d2ecd159a6e2e3f710b4f1c28e2714f66502746 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20183 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20183 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/49836 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60219 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.227950 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227950 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/63349 · Telegram Post