CVE-2023-4861 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 allows admin users to upload arbitrary files, even in environments where such a user should not be able to gain full control of the server, such as a multisite installation. This leads to remote code execution.

Published: 2023-10-16

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 4.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 Pro

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.8.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ninjateam:filester:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54701	The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 allows admin users to upload arbitrary files, even in environments where such a user should not be able to gain full control of the server, such as a multisite installation. This leads to remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04284.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7fa03f00-25c7-4e40-8592-bb4001ce019d

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ninjateam Filester

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-10-16T19:39:21.036Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:11:26.687Z

Reserved: 2023-09-08T21:00:47.219Z

Link: CVE-2023-4861

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T20:15:17.067

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:48.033

Link: CVE-2023-4861

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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