CVE · High

CVE-2024-8704 — Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution [file-manager-advanced] < 5.2.9

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-8704 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution [file-manager-advanced] < 5.2.9 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') High 7.2 < 5.2.9 5.2.9 2024-09-25

CVE-2024-8704

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress contains a security flaw that allows malicious users with Administrator-level access or higher to inject arbitrary server-side files via the 'fma_locale' parameter in versions up to 5.2.8, enabling them to execute any PHP code within those files. This vulnerability can be exploited to circumvent access restrictions and potentially extract confidential information or run unauthorized scripts.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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