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.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Easy Media Replace <= 0.2.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via Attachment Title
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T13:26:18.694Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T12:51:50.875Z

Link: CVE-2026-15253

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:34.360

Modified: 2026-08-19T14:17:26.627

Link: CVE-2026-15253

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')