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CVE-2017-18538

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The weblibrarian plugin before 3.4.8.5 for WordPress has XSS via front-end short codes.

Affected products

• Deepwoods Software WebLibrarian: before 3.4.8.5 — fixed in 3.4.8.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Deepwoods Software WebLibrarian 3.4.8.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/weblibrarian/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9723
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/weblibrarian/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9723

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