File Manager, Code Editor, and Backup by Managefy <= 1.4.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Download

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2025-9345
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published August 27, 2025
Last Updated August 28, 2025
Researcher Đỗ Quang Huy
Description

The File Manager, Code Editor, and Backup by Managefy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.8 via the ajax_downloadfile() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug softdiscover-db-file-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.8
Patched Version
  • 1.5.0
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