CVE-2023-5105

Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 22.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Directory Traversal

criticalImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

9.1

CVSS Score

9.1

CVSS Score

critical

Severity

22.6

Patched in

71d

Time to patch

Description

The Frontend File Manager Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 22.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=22.5

PublishedNovember 13, 2023

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginnmedia-user-file-uploader

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b59b5c41-6173-485e-869d-4165dc18e2bd?source=api-prod

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