CVE-2018-19040

Media File Manager vulnerability

CVSS

5.3

EPSS

12.1%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

The Media File Manager plugin 1.4.2 for WordPress allows directory listing via a ../ directory traversal in the dir parameter of an mrelocator_getdir action to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php URI.

Affected vendor

Media File Manager Project

Affected product

Media File Manager

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2019-01-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 12.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-19040

Confirm whether Media File Manager Project Media File Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-19040.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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