CVE-2026-8378: medium-severity vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin
Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Rename
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33Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 5.4epss 0.2%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
Unknown · Frontend File Manager Pluginpublic PoCs found — 1
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