CVE-2024-13805 Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.14 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads, leading to code execution when users view the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13805?
CVE-2024-13805 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in saadiqbal Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution, published on 7 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Advanced File Manager — Ultimate WordPress File Manager and Document Library Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and granted permissions by an Administrator, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13805?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13805?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13805 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-2024-13805 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13805 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in saadiqbal Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
- CVE-2024-13333 Advanced File Manager 5.2.12 - 5.2.13 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-11391 Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.10 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-8126 Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-5598 Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.4 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing
- CVE-2024-8704 Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local JavaScript File Inclusion via fma_locale
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3336-3gjj-jp53.