PT-2026-78286

CVE-2026-16617

Published

2026-08-19

Updated

2026-10-22

Description by

CVSS 3.1

8.8

High

MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple File List WordPress plugin versions prior to 6.3.12

Description Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) occurs when the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape a file's description before displaying it on the public file list. When front-end file management is enabled, unauthenticated users can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing the list.

Recommendations Update the Simple File List WordPress plugin to version 6.3.12 or later.

Exploitability

Exploit

Fix

Impacts

Researchers

Ruwantha Harshamal

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\'Cross-site Scripting\')

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