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

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

4.8

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

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

CVE	CVE-2021-24856
CVSS	4.8 (Medium)
Publicly Published	October 18, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Mika - Patchstack Alliance

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

References

Vulnerability Details for Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing

Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	shared-files (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 1.6.61, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	< 1.6.61
Patched Version	1.6.61

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