WordPress plugin
WP-Filebase <= 0.2.9.24 — Missing Authorization Checks
eebfa8de-8a20-4fac-b43a-f7ae674d9184Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤0.2.9.24Update to 0.2.9.25 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.3
- CVSS
- 7.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- Not assigned
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP-Filebase wp-filebase
- Affected≤ 0.2.9.24
- Patched in0.2.9.25
Update to 0.2.9.25 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 0.2.9.24. Version 0.2.9.25 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP-Filebase.
- 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 0.2.9.25, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP-Filebase to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The WP-Filebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'del' & 'cats' actions in versions up to, and including, 0.2.9.24. This makes it possible for attackers to perform unauthorized actions such as deleting files and categories.
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 WP-Filebase
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.4.23Update to 3.4.24 | — | |
| Critical9.8 | Remote Code Execution ≤0.3.0.03Update to 0.3.0.04 | — |
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.4.23Update to 3.4.24
- Critical9.8Remote Code Execution
≤0.3.0.03Update to 0.3.0.04
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.