{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16617 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-16617 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple File List, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16617 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-16617 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple File List, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16617 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Unknown Simple File List. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16617/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-16617","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16617/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-16617","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via file descriptions in the Simple File List plugin, affecting visitors when front-end management is enabled.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"WPScan","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file's description before outputting it on the public file list, allowing unauthenticated users (when front-end file management is enabled) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing the list.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Simple File List \u003c= 6.3.11 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via File Description","id":"CVE-2026-16617","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"ImproveSEO \u003c= 2.0.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2026-16618"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Simple File List \u003c= 6.3.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read and Move via Path Traversal","id":"CVE-2026-16616"},"products":["Simple File List"],"published":"2026-08-19","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-19","vendors":["Unknown"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via file descriptions in the Simple File List plugin, affecting visitors when front-end management is enabled.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16617/"}