CVE-2018-25105 File Manager <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload/Download
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files for remote code execution and download server files due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25105?
CVE-2018-25105 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in mndpsingh287 File Manager, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in the /inc/root.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files from the server and upload arbitrary files that can be used for remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25105?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Filemanagerpro File Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25105?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2018-25105 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25105 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in mndpsingh287 File Manager
- CVE-2020-25213 WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-8507 File Manager Pro <= 8.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-1538 File Manager <= 7.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion
- CVE-2023-6846 File Manager Pro <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2018-16966 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f9w-6h4v-8h8v.