CVE-2023-36382 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-36382: WordPress Media Library Categories Plugin <= 2.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Jeffrey-Wp

Product Media Library Categories

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 4, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jeffrey-WP Media Library Categories plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Media Library Categories contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 2.0.0. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the plugin. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access and the victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 4, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36382 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-36382

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions