CVE-2023-0605: Auto Rename Media On Upload < 1.1.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Auto Rename Media On Upload WordPress plugin before 1.1.0 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).

Affected products

Auto Rename Media On Upload: before 1.1.0 — fixed in 1.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Auto Rename Media On Upload 1.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57267c3c-d55e-4b37-a6d0-c5cd8569625c
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57267c3c-d55e-4b37-a6d0-c5cd8569625c

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