CVE-2024-0761

File Manager <= 7.2.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Filenames

highUse of Insufficiently Random Values
8.1
CVSS Score
8.1
CVSS Score
high
Severity
7.2.2
Patched in
647d
Time to patch

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.1 due to insufficient randomness in the backup filenames, which use a timestamp plus 4 random digits. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, to extract sensitive data including site backups in configurations where the .htaccess file in the directory does not block access.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=7.2.1
PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Last updatedOctober 30, 2025
Affected pluginwp-file-manager

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