Medium severity · published Aug 16, 2026
CVE-2026-15009
Advanced File Manager <= 5.4.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via postMessage 'soundFile' Parameter
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'soundFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the attacker to control a domain whose origin string is a leading prefix of the target site's backend URL (e.g. https://example.co against https://example.com), and the victim must be an authenticated WordPress administrator who visits the attacker-controlled page while the File Manager admin screen is open.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution · saadiqbal
through 5.4.12 · source: vendor
Affected product
AF
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
saadiqbal
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15009
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15009
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/tags/5.4.11/application/library/js/elFinder.js#L4596
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/tags/5.4.11/application/library/js/elFinder.js#L4839
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/tags/5.4.11/application/library/js/elFinder.js#L4856
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/tags/5.4.12/application/library/js/elFinder.js#L4596
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/tags/5.4.12/application/library/js/elFinder.js#L4839
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/tags/5.4.12/application/library/js/elFinder.js#L4856
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