WF-077b3483-ab1c-401d-aa67-c4da5fca90b4-wp-file-manager

File Manager <= 4.8 - Missing Authorization on AJAX Actions

mediumMissing Authorization

6.3

CVSS Score

6.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.9

Patched in

1630d

Time to patch

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on various functions hooked via AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 4.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to delete back-ups and view sensitive information about back-ups.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.8

PublishedAugust 7, 2019

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-file-manager

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/077b3483-ab1c-401d-aa67-c4da5fca90b4?source=api-prod

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