WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Advanced File Manager 5.4.13 - 5.4.14 - Authenticated Stored XSS via SVG Sanitiser Content-Sniff Bypass
Description
The plugin does not correctly determine whether a stored file is an SVG before sanitising it, allowing users granted file-manager access by an administrator to store a file containing script that is not stripped and that runs in the browser of anyone who opens it, including an administrator.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 6.0.0 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-19 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-19 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-19 (about 1 day ago)
