CVE-2017-20183

low-risk
Published 2023-05-05

A vulnerability was found in External Media without Import Plugin up to 1.0.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function print_media_new_panel of the file external-media-without-import.php. The manipulation of the argument url/error/width/height/mime-type leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 9d2ecd159a6e2e3f710b4f1c28e2714f66502746. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-227950 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.5/10 Low
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

External Media Without Import Project

References (8)

Patch https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/commit/9d2ecd159a6e2e3f...
Release Notes https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/releases/tag/v1.0.1
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227950
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.227950
Patch https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/commit/9d2ecd159a6e2e3f...
Release Notes https://github.com/zzxiang/external-media-without-import/releases/tag/v1.0.1
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227950
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.227950
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal