CVE-2018-25105

File Manager <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload/Download

Published: Oct 16, 2024Updated: Oct 30, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

9.8CRITICAL

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in the /inc/root.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files from the server and upload arbitrary files that can be used for remote code execution.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

mndpsingh287

aka theme editor, file manager, newsletter popup

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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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a56d5a2f-ae13-4523-bc4a-17bb2fb4c6f0?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=1942390%40wp-file-manager&new=1942390%40wp-file-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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