PT-2021-16237 · WordPress · Easy Download Manager/File Sharing Plugin

Shivam Rai · Published 2021-10-18 · Updated 2021-10-22 · CVE-2021-24736

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.6.57

Description: The issue is related to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings before outputting them in attributes, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.6.57, update to version 1.6.57 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24736

Affected Products

Easy Download Manager/File Sharing Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d72275bd-0c66-4b2a-940d-d5256b5426cc · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24736 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24736 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30708 · Telegram Post