6.8mediumMedium

CVE-2026-15253

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.

What the metrics mean

  • It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
  • To exploit it, an administrative account is needed.
  • Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.

Scoring

CVSS
6.8 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-79
Assigned by
contact@wpscan.com

Dates

Published
2026-08-19
Last modified
2026-08-26
Sources
NVD

References