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CVE-2024-2654

File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

Published: Apr 9, 2024Updated: Sep 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

mndpsingh287
aka newsletter popup, theme editor, file manager
File ManagerOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
filemanagerpro
commercialaka file manager
file managerOn-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca98fbc6-8cfa-4997-8a46-344afb75a97e?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/file_folder_manager.php#L1353
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3062387/wp-file-manager/trunk?contextall=1&old=3051451&old_path=%2Fwp-file-manager%2Ftrunk
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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