Description

WordPress Plugin Advanced File Manager is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Advanced File Manager version 5.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 5.1.1 or latest

References

https://blog.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-3814-advanced-file-manager-5-1-1-admin-arbitrary-file-folder-access-via-path-traversal/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/file-manager-advanced/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2023-3814 CWE-22 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Directory Traversal