Advanced File Manager <= 5.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Arbitrary File and Folder Access

6.6
Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2023-3814
CVSS 6.6 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 14, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Dmitrii Ignatyev - CleanTalk Inc

Description

The Advanced File Managerplugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper access control in versions up to, and including, 5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to access the filesystem on multisite installations. This only affects multi-site installations.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug file-manager-advanced (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.1.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 5.1
Patched Version
  • 5.1.1

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