CVE-2024-2654: File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-35

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 via the fm_download_backup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary zip files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Affected products

File Manager Pro: before 7.2.6 — fixed in 7.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: File Manager Pro 7.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/file_folder_manager.php#L1353
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3062387/wp-file-manager/trunk?contextall=1&old=3051451&old_path=%2Fwp-file-manager%2Ftrunk
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca98fbc6-8cfa-4997-8a46-344afb75a97e?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/file_folder_manager.php#L1353
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3062387/wp-file-manager/trunk?contextall=1&old=3051451&old_path=%2Fwp-file-manager%2Ftrunk
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca98fbc6-8cfa-4997-8a46-344afb75a97e?source=cve

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