What is GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj?

GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj cover?

GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16617. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj?

GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqjHighCVSS 8.8

The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16617 →

📋 Description

The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file's description before outputting it on the public file list, allowing unauthenticated users (when front-end file management is enabled) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing the list.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16617
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc51a940-8e67-45d0-b47d-b16da288ebb3
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-36w4-4687-hhqj