Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-2654File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in File Manager from mndpsingh287. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 via the fm_download_backup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary zip files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mndpsingh287 | File Manager | 0 – through 7.2.5 |
Weakness: CWE-35 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca98fbc6-8cfa-4997-8a46-344afb75a97e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/file_folder_manager.php#L1353
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3062387/wp-file-manager/trunk?contextall=1&old=3051451&old_path=%2Fwp-file-manager%2Ftrunk