PT-2024-17547 · WordPress · File Manager Pro – Filester+1

Trương Hữu Phúc · Published 2024-12-19 · Updated 2024-12-19 · CVE-2024-12331

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions File Manager Pro – Filester plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.8.6

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to install the Filebird plugin due to a missing capability check on the ajax install plugin function. This enables unauthorized modification of data.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.8.6, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on the ajax install plugin function to prevent unauthorized data modification. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ajax install plugin function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12331

Affected Products

File Manager Pro – Filester

Filebird

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12331 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1869705934357864602 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1869734608822050842 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208858/filester · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b09bfff-4d6e-4de0-b6ab-6ac27c4f2be6?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/13325 · Telegram Post