# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9f9w-6h4v-8h8v

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25105?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25213/): WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-8507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8507/): File Manager Pro <= 8.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1538/): File Manager <= 7.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6846/): File Manager Pro <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-16966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16966/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25105 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mndpsingh287 File Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25105/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25105/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25105
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25105
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25105

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25105/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.