Shared Files – Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with Frontend File Upload <= 1.6.56 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24736
CVSS Medium (4.8)
Publicly Published September 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Shivam Rai
Description

The Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.6.57 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting them in attributes, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug shared-files (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.57
Patched Version
  • 1.6.57
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