CVE-2024-2654
File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Apr 9, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 19, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-35 Path Traversal: '.../...//'
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
File Managermndpsingh287 |
|
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
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