Simple File Downloader <= 1.0.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Priority HIGH 65Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Simple File Downloader WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00627 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simple File Downloader | up to 1.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple File Downloader VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple_file_downloader_project:simple_file_downloader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Simple File Downloader Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_file_downloader_project:simple_file_downloader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Simple File Downloader Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c76f-v3ph-4jj4
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-4764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c76f-v3ph-4jj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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