# CVE-2025-14632: Filr – Secure document library <= 1.2.11 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML Upload

> Administrators can upload malicious HTML files to execute JavaScript in other users' browsers via stored XSS in the Filr WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcwv-cw7m-pxqm

## What is CVE-2025-14632?

CVE-2025-14632 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpchill Filr – Secure document library, published on 17 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Filr – Secure document library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via unrestricted file upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.11 due to insufficient file type restrictions in the FILR_Uploader class. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload malicious HTML files containing JavaScript that will execute whenever a user accesses the uploaded file, granted they have permission to create or edit posts with the 'filr' post type.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14632?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14632?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14632 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14632 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpchill Filr – Secure document library, published on 17 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpchill Filr – Secure document library. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14632/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14632/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14632
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14632
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14632

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14632/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.