CVE-2026-79627CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2026-79627

High · published October 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not correctly determine whether a stored file is an SVG before sanitising it, allowing users granted file-manager access by an administrator to store a file containing script that is not stripped and that runs in the browser of anyone who opens it, including an administrator.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00205 · 9.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-10-21T10:16Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6a56b2e-71dc-41cb-8a57-091b5ff47440/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 03:35Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 21 OCT 06:00Z
    Advanced File Manager 5.4.13 - 5.4.14 - Authenticated Stored XSS via SVG Sanitiser Content-Sniff Bypass
    cvelistv5
  • 21 OCT 06:00Z
    Advanced File Manager 5.4.13 - 5.4.14 - Authenticated Stored XSS via SVG Sanitiser Content-Sniff Bypass
    cvelistv5