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WordPress Plugin: wp-file-manager: CVE-2024-2654: Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 3, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 via the fm_download_backup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary zip files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Solution

wp-file-manager-plugin-cve-2024-2654
Title
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