CVE-2021-24856

Shared Files – Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with Frontend File Upload <= 1.6.60 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

4.8

CVSS Score

4.8

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.6.61

Patched in

827d

Time to patch

Description

The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.6.61 does not sanitise and escape the Download Counter Text settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.6.61

PublishedOctober 18, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginshared-files

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/97e9037e-7d7a-4dad-bce1-0211822c04c1?source=api-prod

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