CVE-2024-5598

high

Description

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.4 via the 'fma_local_file_system' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including backups or other sensitive information if the files have been moved to the built-in Trash folder.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d4ff5ed-8857-46b8-942b-ac0f47880a95?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3107587/

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/class_fma_connector.php#L13

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-06-29

Updated: 2026-04-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01238