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CVE-2026-15253

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Description

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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-19 06:17:34.360000
Last modified
2026-10-22 16:09:59.560000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-15253",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:17:34.360",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-22T16:09:59.560",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin de WordPress Easy Media Replace hasta la versión 0.2.0 no sanea ni escapa un título de adjunto antes de mostrarlo en un atributo HTML en la vista de lista de la biblioteca de medios, permitiendo a los usuarios con el rol de Autor y superiores inyectar scripts web arbitrarios que se ejecutan en el navegador de un usuario con mayores privilegios que ve la biblioteca de medios."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Easy Media Replace",
          "defaultStatus": "unknown",
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "0.2.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/46eda528-3737-4c0d-bf72-df7fc6423907/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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  ]
}