VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24856
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
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.67%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- tammersoft/shared files
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://mikadmin.fr/tech/XSS-Stored-Shared-Files-a837703ad010d111be11ffdf478aa6114F0lK656bV.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8fd483fb-d399-4b4f-b4ef-bbfad1b5cf1bExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://mikadmin.fr/tech/XSS-Stored-Shared-Files-a837703ad010d111be11ffdf478aa6114F0lK656bV.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8fd483fb-d399-4b4f-b4ef-bbfad1b5cf1bExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.