Advanced File Manager Shortcodes <= 2.4 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal
CVE-2023-7062Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.4Update to 2.4.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
File Manager Advanced Shortcode file-manager-advanced-shortcode
- Affected≤ 2.4
- Patched in2.4.1
Update to 2.4.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.4. Version 2.4.1 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 Advanced Shortcode.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.4.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch File Manager Advanced Shortcode to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Colin Xu.
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, 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
Related CVEs
More in File Manager Advanced Shortcode
All 4| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Local JavaScript File Inclusion via Shortcode ≤2.5.4Update to 2.6.0 | CVE-2024-13914 | |
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload ≤2.5.3Update to 2.5.4 | CVE-2023-7061 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Shortcode ≤2.3.2Update to 2.4 | CVE-2023-2068 |
- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Local JavaScript File Inclusion via Shortcode
≤2.5.4Update to 2.6.0
- High8.8Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
≤2.5.3Update to 2.5.4
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Shortcode
≤2.3.2Update to 2.4
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.