XSS in Easy Media Replace

CVE-2026-15253

The Easy Media Replace WordPress plugin through 0.2.0 does not sanitise and escape an attachment title before outputting it in an HTML attribute in the media library list view, allowing users with the Author role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that are executed in the browser of a higher privileged user who views the media library.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-15253: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Easy Media Replace

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15253?
CVE-2026-15253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Easy Media Replace, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-15253?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-15253 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.