# CVE-2026-15253: Easy Media Replace <= 0.2.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via Attachment Title

> Authors can inject scripts via attachment titles, leading to code execution in higher-privileged users' browsers when viewing the media library.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v69c-w62v-hmxh

## What is CVE-2026-15253?

CVE-2026-15253 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easy Media Replace, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15253?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-15253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-15253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Easy Media Replace <= 0.2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (github_poc): https://github.com/testardou/CVE-2026-15253

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-15253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-15253 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easy Media Replace, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Easy Media Replace. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15253/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15253

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.