CVE-2023-39924 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.9 versions.

Published: 2023-10-24

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mitchell Bennis

Simple File List

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 6.1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple_file_list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-43622	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00138.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-file-list/wordpress-simple-file-list-plugin-6-1-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Simplefilelist Simple File List

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-24T11:51:07.312Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:35.205Z

Reserved: 2023-08-07T12:46:53.219Z

Link: CVE-2023-39924

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:18:10.076Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:29.753

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:16:03.057

Link: CVE-2023-39924

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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