CVE-2023-5105 (GCVE-0-2023-5105)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 21:27 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:44
VLAI
Title
Frontend File Manager < 22.6 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Download
Summary
The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin before 22.6 has a vulnerability that allows an Editor+ user to bypass the file download logic and download files such as `wp-config.php`
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1989 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d40c7108-bad6-4e… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin Affected: 0 , < 22.6 (semver)
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Credits
Dmitrii Ignatyev WPScan
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