# CVE-2023-3814: Advanced File Manager < 5.1.1 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access

> Site admins can read arbitrary server files in multisite setups due to missing authorization checks in the Advanced File Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-26r5-gf8m-4xfr

## What is CVE-2023-3814?

CVE-2023-3814 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Advanced File Manager, published on 4 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not adequately authorize its usage on multisite installations, allowing site admin users to list and read arbitrary files and folders on the server.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3814?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3814?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3814 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3814 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3814 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Advanced File Manager

- [CVE-2024-13333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13333/): Advanced File Manager 5.2.12 - 5.2.13 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-11391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11391/): Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.10 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-8126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8126/): Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-5598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5598/): Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.4 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-8704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8704/): Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local JavaScript File Inclusion via fma_locale (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3814 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3814 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Advanced File Manager, published on 4 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3814 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Advanced 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-2023-3814/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3814/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3814
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3814
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3814

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3814/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.