vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: filester: CVE-2024-12331: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 18, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 18, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The File Manager Pro – Filester plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_install_plugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install the Filebird plugin.
Solution
filester-plugin-cve-2024-12331
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12331
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b09bfff-4d6e-4de0-b6ab-6ac27c4f2be6?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-50778
- CVE-2024-12331
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-12331
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-50778
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