CVE-2024-10146: The Simple File List WordPress plugin before 6.1.13 does not sanitise and escape a generated URL before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be u

medium Affects simple-file-list (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-11-14; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Simple File List WordPress plugin before 6.1.13 does not sanitise and escape a generated URL before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be u

Package: simple-file-list (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <6.1.13
Fixed in: 6.1.13
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.6th percentile)
Published: 2024-11-14
Source: nvd

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9ee74a0f-83ff-4c15-a114-f8f6baab8bf5/

CWE-79

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