CVE-2025-9496

6.4 MEDIUM

Published: October 11, 2025 Modified: October 14, 2025

Description

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's file_modified shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-media-replace/tags/4.1.6/classes/emr-plugin.php#L645

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3371681%40enable-media-replace&new=3371681%40enable-media-replace&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-media-replace/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/07aafbe4-d2ac-4cc3-beb4-37e681ed5285?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

6.4 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

14th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

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