CVE-2023-5907 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.3 does not restrict the file managers root directory, allowing an administrator to set a root outside of the WordPress root directory, giving access to system files and directories even in a multisite setup, where site administrators should not be allowed to modify the sites files.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0036.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

File Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bitapps:file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Bitapps Subscribe	File Manager Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f250226f-4a05-4d75-93c4-5444a4ce919e

History

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-12-11T19:22:37.067Z

Updated: 2025-05-27T14:42:08.040Z

Reserved: 2023-11-01T15:24:37.072Z

Link: CVE-2023-5907

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.643Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-11T20:15:07.263

Modified: 2025-05-27T15:15:31.587

Link: CVE-2023-5907

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-552

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