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WordPress Plugin: wp-file-manager: CVE-2024-1538: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 20, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_file_manager page that includes files through the 'lang' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include local JavaScript files that can be leveraged to achieve RCE via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This issue was partially patched in version 7.2.4, and fully patched in 7.2.5.

Solution

wp-file-manager-plugin-cve-2024-1538
Title
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