# CVE-2023-5907: File Manager < 6.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary OS File/Folder Access + Path Traversal

> Administrators can access and modify arbitrary system files by setting the file manager root outside the WordPress directory.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 11 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 27 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hmhp-m9p3-px6r

## What is CVE-2023-5907?

CVE-2023-5907 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown File Manager, published on 11 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.3 does not restrict the file managers root directory, allowing an administrator to set a root outside of the WordPress root directory, giving access to system files and directories even in a multisite setup, where site administrators should not be allowed to modify the sites files.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5907?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bitapps File Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5907 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5907 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown 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-2022-47599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47599/): WordPress File Manager Plugin <= 5.2.7 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5907 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5907 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown File Manager, published on 11 Dec 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-2023-5907 exists.

Affected product: Unknown 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-2023-5907/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5907/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5907
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5907
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5907

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5907/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.