CVE-2026-79627

Advanced File Manager 5.4.13 - 5.4.14 - Authenticated Stored XSS via SVG Sanitiser Content-Sniff Bypass

High 7.1

The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not correctly determine whether a stored file is an SVG before sanitising it, allowing users granted file-manager access by an administrator to store a file containing script that is not stripped and that runs in the browser of anyone who opens it, including an administrator.

Assigner
WPScan
Published
2026-10-21
Updated
2026-10-21
Reserved
2026-08-25

Scores

SourceCVSSScoreSeverityVector
CISA-ADP3.17.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

Affected

VendorProductVersions
Unknown Advanced File Manager 5.4.13 to < 6.0.0 (affected)
others: unaffected

References

Full CVE JSON record (5.2)

API · GitHub · cve.org

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