CVE-2018-20982 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 2.74. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts through the Media/Assistant or Settings/Media Library assistant admin submenu screens. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited over the network (AV:N), potentially leading to information disclosure (C:L) and integrity compromise (I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.74CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.