CVE-2020-24312

WP File Manager <= 6.4 - Unauthenticated Resource Access to Site Backups

highFiles or Directories Accessible to External Parties

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

6.5

Patched in

1258d

Time to patch

Description

mndpsingh287 WP File Manager v6.4 and lower fails to restrict external access to the fm_backups directory with a .htaccess file. This results in the ability for unauthenticated users to browse and download any site backups, which sometimes include full database backups, that the plugin has taken.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=6.4

PublishedAugust 13, 2020

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-file-manager

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/46438bd3-7c4a-4939-ab46-05dc8bbe461f?source=api-prod

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