WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Rename
Description
The plugin does not sanitise nor escape a filename submitted to the frontend file-rename endpoint before storing it as post meta and rendering it back on the admin File Manager listing, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exploitable by users with Subscriber-level access and above against an administrator viewing the file management interface.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Mohamad Nour Almujarkesh
Submitter
Mohamad Nour Almujarkesh
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-06-02 (about 22 days ago)
Added
2026-06-02 (about 21 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-06-02 (about 21 days ago)