Medium severity · published May 5, 2023
CVE-2017-20183
External Media without Import Plugin external-media-without-import.php print_media_new_panel cross site scripting
6.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in External Media without Import Plugin up to 1.0.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function print_media_new_panel of the file external-media-without-import.php. The manipulation of the argument url/error/width/height/mime-type leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 9d2ecd159a6e2e3f710b4f1c28e2714f66502746. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-227950 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
External Media without Import Plugin ·
1.0 · source: vendor
EM
External Media Without Import · External Media Without Import Project
through 1.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20183
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20183
Patch
https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/commit/9d2ecd159a6e2e3f710b4f1c28e2714f66502746
Release Notes
https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/releases/tag/v1.0.1
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227950
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.227950