Shared Files < 1.6.61 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.6.61 does not sanitise and escape the Download Counter Text settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00668 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Shared Files – Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with Frontend File Upload (Unknown): 1.6.61
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 | Shared Files – Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with Frontend File Upload | 1.6.61 to before 1.6.61 | 1.6.61 | Patch available | CNA |
- Shared Files – Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with Frontend File Upload VendorUnknown Affected 1.6.61 to before 1.6.61 Fixed in 1.6.61 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tammersoft:shared_files:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.6.61 | Vulnerable | Tammersoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:tammersoft:shared_files:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.6.61 Vulnerable ·Tammersoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Shared Files – Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with Frontend File Upload (Unknown) Fixed in 1.6.61
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24856
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-533w-p83m-xgjp
References
More Tammersoft Shared Files vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04436 Shared Files < 1.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-07018 Shared Files < 1.6.57 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-533w-p83m-xgjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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