XSS in External Media Without Import Project
CVE-2017-20183
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (43.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- External_media_without_import_project External_media_without_import
- N/a External Media Without Import Plugin — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-20183?
- CVE-2017-20183 is a low-severity vulnerability in External Media Without Import Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-20183?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-20183 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.