File Manager <= 4.8 - Missing Authorization on AJAX Actions

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published August 7, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Patchstack
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-file-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.8
Patched Version
  • 4.9
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