The weblibrarian plugin before 3.4.8.7 for WordPress has XSS via front-end short codes.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The weblibrarian plugin before 3.4.8.7 for WordPress has XSS via front-end short codes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00916 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q833-2669-qpm8
References
More Deepsoft Weblibrarian vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15959 SQL injection in Deepwoods Software WebLibrarian CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-13821 WordPress WebLibrarian Plugin <= 3.5.8.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2017-13712 The weblibrarian plugin before 3.4.8.6 for WordPress has XSS via front-end short codes. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-13711 The weblibrarian plugin before 3.4.8.5 for WordPress has XSS via front-end short codes. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-18540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q833-2669-qpm8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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