THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-6846
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-6846

File Manager vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
15.9%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The File Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.4 via the mk_check_filemanager_php_syntax AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to execute code on the server. Version 8.3.5 introduces a capability check that prevents users lower than admin from executing this function.
Affected vendor
Filemanagerpro
Affected product
File Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-94 — Code Injection
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2024-02-05

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 15.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-6846

  • Confirm whether Filemanagerpro File Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-6846.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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