CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-24856.md

### [CVE-2021-24856](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24856)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Shared%20Files%20%E2%80%93%20Easy%20Download%20Manager%20and%20File%20Sharing%20Plugin%20with%20Frontend%20File%20Upload&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.6.61%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brightgreen)

### Description

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

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8fd483fb-d399-4b4f-b4ef-bbfad1b5cf1b

#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates