File Manager <= 7.2.5 — Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
CVE-2024-2654Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤7.2.5Update to 7.2.6 or newer
All remediation steps1M+ active installs
Watch plugin- Severity
- Medium6.8
- CVSS
- 6.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
File Manager wp-file-manager
- Affected≤ 7.2.5
- Patched in7.2.6
- Latest8.0.7
Update to 7.2.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 7.2.5. Version 7.2.6 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 7.2.6, 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 DarkT.
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 via the fm_download_backup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary zip 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
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 | |
| High8.8 | Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion ≤7.2.4Update to 7.2.5 | CVE-2024-1538 |
- 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
- High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion
≤7.2.4Update to 7.2.5
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 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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