CVE-2021-24961: Iptanus WordPress File Upload

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The WordPress File Upload WordPress plugin before 4.16.3, wordpress-file-upload-pro WordPress plugin before 4.16.3 does not escape some of its shortcode argument, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

  • Iptanus WordPress File Upload: before 4.16.3 (fixed in 4.16.3)
  • Iptanus WordPress File Upload Pro: before 4.16.3 (fixed in 4.16.3)

Published 2022-03-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.