Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing <= 1.7.42 - Limited Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-13504
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published January 30, 2025
Last Updated January 31, 2025
Researcher Tim Coen
Description

The Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dfxp File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.42 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the dfxp file. This issue affects only Apache-based environments, where dfxp files are handled by default.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug shared-files (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7.42
Patched Version
  • 1.7.43
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