CVE-2023-46640 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46640: WordPress Medialist Plugin <= 1.3.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor D. Relton

Product Medialist

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 8, 2023

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in D. Relton Medialist plugin <= 1.3.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Medialist versions up to 1.3.9 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to inject malicious scripts. When a victim visits a page containing the attacker's payload, the script executes in their browser with their privileges. The vulnerability affects the application's scope, potentially impacting other users or components.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other site visitors, risking credential theft, session hijacking, or malware distribution.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a user account with low-level privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2023 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46640 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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