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CVE-2024-1538

File Manager <= 7.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion

Published: Mar 21, 2024Updated: May 19, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
10.7%
Top 4.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_file_manager page that includes files through the 'lang' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include local JavaScript files that can be leveraged to achieve RCE via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This issue was partially patched in version 7.2.4, and fully patched in 7.2.5.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

File Managermndpsingh287
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
file managerfilemanagerpro
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
mndpsingh287Web & CMS Pluginsaka file manager, newsletter popup, theme editor
filemanagerprocommercialConsumer Softwareaka file manager

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/57cc15a6-2cf5-481f-bb81-ada48aa74009?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3051451/wp-file-manager
plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timeline

Published
Mar 21, 2024
Last Updated
May 19, 2025

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