External Media < 1.0.36 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00493 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed External Media (Unknown): 1.0.36
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | External Media | before 1.0.36 | 1.0.36 | Patch available | CNA |
- External Media VendorUnknown Affected before 1.0.36 Fixed in 1.0.36 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:external_media_project:external_media:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.0.36 | Vulnerable | External Media Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:external_media_project:external_media:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.0.36 Vulnerable ·External Media Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA External Media (Unknown) Fixed in 1.0.36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3832
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mc8-x568-88x3
References
More External Media Project External Media vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06603 External Media < 1.0.34 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-3832 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3832 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mc8-x568-88x3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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