Advanced File Manager — Ultimate WordPress File Manager and Document Library Plugin: Cross-site scripting
Advanced File Manager — Ultimate WordPress File Manager and Document Library Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Advanced File Manager — Ultimate WordPress File Manager and Document Library Plugin
- Plugin slug
file-manager-advanced- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 07, 2025
This CVE was published Mar 07, 2025 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Advanced File Manager — Ultimate WordPress File Manager and Document Library Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Advanced File Manager — Ultimate WordPress File Manager and Document Library Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and granted permissions by an Administrator, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N