CVE-2024-13504 Cross-site scripting in Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via dfxp file uploads in Apache environments, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13504?
CVE-2024-13504 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in anssilaitila Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing, published on 31 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dfxp File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.42 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the dfxp file. This issue affects only Apache-based environments, where dfxp files are handled by default.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13504?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13504?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-13504 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13504 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qg2j-qw7w-fx96.