# CVE-2022-47599: WordPress File Manager Plugin <= 5.2.7 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

> Attackers can exploit PHP object injection in the File Manager plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f3q2-gmqc-c2g2

## What is CVE-2022-47599?

CVE-2022-47599 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit File Manager, published on 20 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in File Manager by Bit Form Team File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit File Manager.This issue affects File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit File Manager: from n/a through 5.2.7.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47599?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bitapps File Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-47599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-47599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit File Manager

- [CVE-2024-7770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7770/): File upload in File Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-7627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7627/): Bit File Manager 6.0 - 6.5.5 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Race Condition (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-5907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5907/): File Manager < 6.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary OS File/Folder Access + Path Traversal (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-47599 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-47599 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit File Manager, published on 20 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager Plugin for WordPress | Bit 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-2022-47599/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47599/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47599
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47599
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-47599

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47599/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.