CVE-2023-5907: medium-severity vulnerability in File Manager
File Manager < 6.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary OS File/Folder Access + Path Traversal
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.5epss 0.9%
The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.3 does not restrict the file managers root directory, allowing an administrator to set a root outside of the WordPress root directory, giving access to system files and directories even in a multisite setup, where site administrators should not be allowed to modify the sites files.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Unknown · File ManagerRelated CVEs — File Manager
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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