WordPress plugin · shared-files
Is Shared Files safe?
Safe on 1.7.72 or newer.
The current version, 1.7.72, is past every affected range on record (10 of 10 records list one). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 10
- High or critical
- 3
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 1.7.72
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- Active installs
- 4,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Aug 24, 2026Contributor Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Shared Files <= 1.7.69 versions.CVE-2026-78269 · affects up to 1.7.69 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.4
- Jun 15, 2026Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Shared Files <= 1.7.64 versions.CVE-2026-49112 · affects up to 1.7.64 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.5
- Mar 26, 2026Shared Files: Allows users with a roleCVE-2025-15433 · fixed in 1.7.58 · reported by WPScanMedium 6.8
- Feb 20, 2026Shared Files: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-34438 · affects up to 1.7.19 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3
- Jun 3, 2025Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-4392 · affects up to 1.7.48 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
- Jan 31, 2025Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-13504 · affects up to 1.7.42 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
- Aug 26, 2024Shared Files: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent DataCVE-2024-43230 · affects up to 1.7.28 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3
- Apr 23, 2024Shared Files: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-32679 · affects up to 1.7.16 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3
- Oct 16, 2023Shared Files: Does not return the right Content-Type header for the specified uploaded fileCVE-2023-4819 · fixed in 1.7.6 · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
- Nov 17, 2021Shared Files: Does not sanitise and escape the Download Counter Text settingsCVE-2021-24856 · fixed in 1.6.61 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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