Frontend Uploader <= 1.3.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Frontend Uploader WordPress plugin through 1.3.2 does not prevent HTML files from being uploaded via its form, allowing unauthenticated user to upload a malicious HTML file containing JavaScript for example, which will be triggered when someone access the file directly
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.26272 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Frontend Uploader | 1.3.2 – 1.3.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Frontend Uploader VendorUnknown Affected 1.3.2 – 1.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:frontend_uploader_project:frontend_uploader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | Frontend Uploader Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:frontend_uploader_project:frontend_uploader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Frontend Uploader Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-287r-36rw-cfgc
References
More Frontend Uploader Project Frontend Uploader vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-07671 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Uploader plugin 0.9.2 for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-24563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-287r-36rw-cfgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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