Stored XSS via unescaped media filter label
Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025
Stored XSS in Meta Box MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies before 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in browsers. The Media frame filter label is stored without adequate sanitization or output escaping and rendered when a user opens the Media Library. Administrator access is required to inject the label, and another user's Media Library interaction triggers script execution in that user's WordPress session.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Meta Box MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies before 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in browsers. The Media frame filter label is stored without adequate sanitization or output escaping and rendered when a user opens the Media Library. Administrator access is required to inject the label, and another user's Media Library interaction triggers script execution in that user's WordPress session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-10143
- Published
- May 15, 2025
- Updated
- May 20, 2025
- Vendor
- Meta Box
- Product
- MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.7.7
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Media frame filter stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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