Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Rename

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not sanitise nor escape a filename submitted to the frontend file-rename endpoint before storing it as post meta and rendering it back on the admin File Manager listing, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exploitable by users with Subscriber-level access and above against an administrator viewing the file management interface.

Problem type

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affected products

Unknown

Frontend File Manager Plugin

<= 23.6 - AFFECTED

References

wpscan.com

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19f5dd94-b16c-4ad2-9586-d15ddecf9805/

exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-v62r-5pwf-6945

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not sanitise nor escape a...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v62r-5pwf-6945

nvd.nist.gov

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8378

wpscan.com

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19f5dd94-b16c-4ad2-9586-d15ddecf9805

github.com

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v62r-5pwf-6945

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-8378

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