File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.6- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2024-8066
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published November 27, 2024
Last Updated January 4, 2025
Researcher TANG Cheuk Hei (siunam)
Description

The File Manager Pro – Filester plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing validation in the 'fsConnector' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and granted permissions by an Administrator, to upload a new .htaccess file allowing them to subsequently upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug filester (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.6
Patched Version
  • 1.8.7
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