CVE-2023-4636

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Sep 5, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023

Summary

CVE-2023-4636 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WordPress File Sharing Plugin up to version 2.0.3. This issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's admin settings. Authenticated attackers with administrator-level permissions can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary web scripts. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, posing a significant security risk. Notably, this vulnerability only impacts multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

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