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CVE-2022-4764: Simple File Downloader <= 1.0.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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

Affected products

• Simple File Downloader: through 1.0.4

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/788c6aa2-14cc-411f-95e8-5994f8c82d70
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/788c6aa2-14cc-411f-95e8-5994f8c82d70

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