CVE-2021-24177: 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

medium Affects file-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-04-05; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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

Package: file-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.1
Fixed in: 7.1
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.5th percentile)
Published: 2021-04-05
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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