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CVE-2023-0431: File Away <= 3.9.9.0.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The File Away WordPress plugin through 3.9.9.0.1 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

• thomstark File Away: through 3.9.9.0.1

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fdcbd9a3-552d-439e-b283-1d3d934889af
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fdcbd9a3-552d-439e-b283-1d3d934889af

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