CVE-2017-20183 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the External Media without Import WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 1.0.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating URL parameters like 'url', 'error', 'width', 'height', or 'mime-type' within the print_media_new_panel function. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts (C:L, I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:external_media_without_import_project:external_media_without_import:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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