CVE-2023-0285 Real Media Library < 4.18.29 - Author+ Stored XSS
Authors can inject malicious scripts via folder names in the Real Media Library plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0285?
CVE-2023-0285 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager, published on 21 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0285?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Devowl Real Media Library.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0285?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0285 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0285 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73xq-fm46-h4hh.