CVE-2023-3720 (GCVE-0-2023-3720)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-30 14:22 – Updated: 2025-05-05 12:38
VLAI?
Title
Upload Media By URL < 1.0.8 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Summary
The Upload Media By URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 does not have CSRF check when uploading files, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins upload files (including HTML containing JS code for users with the unfiltered_html capability) on their behalf.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/16375a7f-0a9f-49… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Upload Media By URL Affected: 0 , < 1.0.8 (custom)
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Credits
Dmitriy WPScan
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