CVE-2025-14804: Frontend File Manager < 23.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion

Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-07 · updated 2026-10-07

Description

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin before 23.5 did not validate a path parameter and ownership of the file, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers to delete arbitrary files on the server

Affected products

Frontend File Manager Plugin: before 23.5 — fixed in 23.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Frontend File Manager Plugin 23.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c572c0ad-1b36-49ce-b254-2181e53abb46/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c572c0ad-1b36-49ce-b254-2181e53abb46/

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