vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-file-upload: CVE-2024-6494: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jul 16, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom text fileds in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is only exploitable when the file uploader is added to a page/post.
Solution
wp-file-upload-plugin-cve-2024-6494
References
Rapid7 Labs
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