What is CVE-2023-4862?

CVE-2023-4862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ninjateam Filester, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-4862?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-4862 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ninjateam Filester

CVE-2023-4862

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.

Published 2023-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ninjateam Filester
File Manager Pro — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/81821bf5-69e1-4005-b3eb-d541490909cc (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4862?: CVE-2023-4862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ninjateam Filester, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-4862?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4862 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.