vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-media-library-categories: CVE-2022-47596: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jan 20, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 20, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Media Library Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmediacategory_taxonomy’ plugin option in versions up to, and including, 1.9.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Solution
wp-media-library-categories-plugin-cve-2022-47596
References
Rapid7 Labs
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