CVE-2018-9172 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin, affecting versions prior to 4.3.3. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via mishandled shortcode attributes, requiring user interaction to trigger and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, a public exploit (EDB-44443) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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