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

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

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 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/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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