PT-2023-31750 · WordPress · Frontend File Manager Plugin

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2023-12-04 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2023-5105

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin versions prior to 22.6

Description The issue allows an Editor+ user to bypass the file download logic, enabling them to download sensitive files such as wp-config.php.

Recommendations For versions prior to 22.6, update to version 22.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the file download functionality for Editor+ users until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5105

Affected Products

Frontend File Manager Plugin

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d40c7108-bad6-4ed3-8539-35c0f57e62cc · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5105 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1731789885332128053 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1731821203659030956 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/62189 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/62822 · Telegram Post