vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-file-manager: CVE-2025-0818: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:P) | Aug 12, 2025 | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:P)
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Added
Aug 13, 2025
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
Several WordPress plugins using elFinder versions 2.1.64 and prior are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a site owner to explicitly make an instance of the file manager available to users.
Solution
wp-file-manager-plugin-cve-2025-0818
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