Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-24177

Description

In the default configuration of the File Manager WordPress plugin before 7.1, a Reflected XSS can occur on the endpoint /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_file_manager_properties when a payload is submitted on the User-Agent parameter. The payload is then reflected back on the web application response.

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Affected products

Filemanagerpro/File Manager
cpe:2.3:a:filemanagerpro:file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <7.1
WordPress/File Managerdescription
WordPress/Wp File Managerllm-fuzzy
Range: <7.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2476829/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wp-file-manager-i/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
wpscan.com/vulnerability/1cf3d256-cf4b-4d1f-9ed8-e2cc6392d8d8nvdThird Party Advisory

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