Bit File Manager <= 5.0.0 — Information Disclosure
CVE-2018-7204Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤5.0.0Update to 5.0.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
File Manager file-manager
- Affected≤ 5.0.0
- Patched in5.0.2
Update to 5.0.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 5.0.0. Version 5.0.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under File Manager.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 5.0.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch File Manager to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Colette Chamberland.
inc/logger.php in the Giribaz File Manager plugin before 5.0.2 for WordPress logged activity related to the plugin in /wp-content/uploads/file-manager/log.txt. If a user edits the wp-config.php file using this plugin, the wp-config.php contents get added to log.txt, which is not protected and contains database credentials, salts, etc. These files have been indexed by Google and a simple dork will find affected sites.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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| High8.8 | 6.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via 'cmd' Query Parameter 6.0 – 6.9Update to 6.9.1 | CVE-2026-15991 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated File Activity Log Disclosure ≤6.9.0Update to 6.9.1 | CVE-2026-17541 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read ≤6.9.0Update to 6.9.1 | CVE-2026-17540 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure ≤6.9.0Update to 6.9.1 | CVE-2026-17542 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Uploads ≤6.7Update to 6.8 | CVE-2025-1725 |
- High8.86.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via 'cmd' Query Parameter
6.0 – 6.9Update to 6.9.1
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated File Activity Log Disclosure
≤6.9.0Update to 6.9.1
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read
≤6.9.0Update to 6.9.1
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
≤6.9.0Update to 6.9.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Uploads
≤6.7Update to 6.8
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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