CVE-2024-6494: The WordPress File Upload WordPress plugin before 4.24.8 does not properly sanitize and escape certain parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to execute stored cross-site scripting (XSS)

medium Affects wordpress-file-upload (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-08-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WordPress File Upload WordPress plugin before 4.24.8 does not properly sanitize and escape certain parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to execute stored cross-site scripting (XSS)

Package: wordpress-file-upload (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <4.24.8
Fixed in: 4.24.8
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (29.9th percentile)
Published: 2024-08-07
Source: nvd

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5b21a9be-b5fe-47ef-91c7-018dd42f763f/

CWE-79

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