CVE-2026-16617
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.04
BB Relevance:
68/100
Published: 2026-08-19
Modified: 2026-10-22
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file's description before outputting it on the public file list, allowing unauthenticated users (when front-end file management is enabled) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing the list.