WP File Manager <= 7.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

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

CVE	CVE-2021-24177
CVSS	Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published	February 26, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Veno Eivazian

Description

In the default configuration of the File Manager WordPress plugin before 7.1, a Reflected XSS can occur on the endpoint /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_file_manager_properties when a payload is submitted on the User-Agent parameter. The payload is then reflected back on the web application response.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	wp-file-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 7.1
Patched Version	7.1

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