CVE-2023-5105 Frontend File Manager < 22.6 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Download
An Editor+ user can bypass file download logic to access sensitive files like wp-config.php in the Frontend File Manager WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5105?
CVE-2023-5105 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 4 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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`
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5105?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Najeebmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5105?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-5105 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5105 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin
- CVE-2021-4368 Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Authenticated Settings Change leading to Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2021-4356 Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
- CVE-2021-4350 Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection leading to Spam Emails
- CVE-2021-4365 Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-4359 Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-88wc-fvvx-mpxr.