File Manager <= 6.3 — Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary OS File Access via Path Traversal
CVE-2023-5907Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤6.2Update to 6.3 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Low2.2
- CVSS
- 2.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
File Manager file-manager
- Affected≤ 6.2
- Patched in6.3
Update to 6.3 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 6.2. Version 6.3 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.
What to do
- Update to version 6.3, 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 Dmitrii Ignatyev.
The File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.2 via the Root Folder Path setting. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server (past the root WordPress instance), which can contain sensitive information.
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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Timeline
CVE published
Severity low, CVSS 2.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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