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CVE-2018-16363 (GCVE-0-2018-16363)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-07 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:24
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Summary
The mndpsingh287 File Manager plugin V2.9 for WordPress has XSS via the lang parameter in a wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_file_manager request because set_transient is used in file_folder_manager.php and there is an echo of lang in lib\wpfilemanager.php.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2018-09-04 00:00
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