CVE-2023-0285

Real Media Library < 4.18.29 - Author+ Stored XSS

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Published Feb 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Real Media Library WordPress plugin before 4.18.29 does not sanitise and escape the created folder names, which could allow users with the role of author and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.18.29

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:devowl:real_media_library:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12364	The Real Media Library WordPress plugin before 4.18.29 does not sanitise and escape the created folder names, which could allow users with the role of author and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.457% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/adf09e29-baf5-4426-a281-6763c107d348

History

Mar 12, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Devowl Real Media Library

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 3:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 21, 2023, 8:50 AM
Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 3:26 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2023, 10:17 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 21, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

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