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CVE-2023-0285: The Real Media Library WordPress plugin before 4.18.29 does not sanitise and escape the created folder names, which could allow users with the role of author and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scr

medium Affects real-media-library (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Real Media Library WordPress plugin before 4.18.29 does not sanitise and escape the created folder names, which could allow users with the role of author and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scr

Package
real-media-library (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.18.29
Fixed in
4.18.29
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (39.6th percentile)
Published
2023-02-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordreal-media-library (WordPress plugin) advisories

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