File Manager <= 7.2.1 — Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Filenames
CVE-2024-0761Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤7.2.1Update to 7.2.2 or newer
All remediation steps1M+ active installs
Watch plugin- Severity
- High8.1
- CVSS
- 8.1CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
File Manager wp-file-manager
- Affected≤ 7.2.1
- Patched in7.2.2
- Latest8.0.7
Update to 7.2.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 7.2.1. Version 7.2.2 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 7.2.2, 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 Yuki Haruma.
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.1 due to insufficient randomness in the backup filenames, which use a timestamp plus 4 random digits. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, to extract sensitive data including site backups in configurations where the .htaccess file in the directory does not block access.
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
All 16| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | 8.0.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure 7.2.2 – 8.0.4Update to 8.0.5 | CVE-2026-19708 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤8.0.4Update to 8.0.5 | CVE-2026-85081 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated Remote Code Execution <8.0.4Update to 8.0.4 | CVE-2026-6382 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤7.2.7Update to 7.2.8 | CVE-2024-37254 | |
| Medium6.8 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal ≤7.2.5Update to 7.2.6 | CVE-2024-2654 |
- Medium5.38.0.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
7.2.2 – 8.0.4Update to 8.0.5
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤8.0.4Update to 8.0.5
- High7.2Authenticated Remote Code Execution
<8.0.4Update to 8.0.4
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤7.2.7Update to 7.2.8
- Medium6.8Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
≤7.2.5Update to 7.2.6
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.1
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.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.