Plugins · external-media · data as of 2026-11-04
Is External Media safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2023-03-24
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
What to do
- Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
- Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.
With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate external-media && wp plugin delete external-media
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Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version. 3 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
medium 4.9 CVE-2025-49335 · published 2026-01-07
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in External Media (1.0.36 and older)
- Affected
- 1.0.36 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in minnur External Media external-media allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects External Media: from n/a through <= 1.0.36.
medium 4.8 CVE-2022-3832 · published 2022-12-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in External Media (older than 1.0.36)
- Affected
- older than 1.0.36
- Fixed in
- 1.0.36
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 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).
high 8.8 CVE-2021-24311 · published 2021-06-01
Arbitrary file upload in External Media (older than 1.0.34)
- Affected
- older than 1.0.34
- Fixed in
- 1.0.34
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action of the External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.34 was vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via any authenticated users.
Recent activity
- 2023-03-24 — closed on wordpress.org (Security Issue).
- 2026-01-07 — Server-side request forgery (SSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-49335), fix version not stated.
- 2022-12-19 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2022-3832), fixed in 1.0.36.
- 2021-06-01 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2021-24311), fixed in 1.0.34.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/external-media (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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