CVE-2023-6846 File Manager Pro <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated subscribers can upload arbitrary files to execute code on the server via the File Manager Pro 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-2023-6846?
CVE-2023-6846 is a high-severity vulnerability in File Manager Pro, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The File Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.4 via the mk_check_filemanager_php_syntax AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to execute code on the server. Version 8.3.5 introduces a capability check that prevents users lower than admin from executing this function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6846?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Filemanagerpro File Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-6846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in File Manager Pro
- CVE-2020-25213 WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2018-25105 File Manager <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload/Download
- CVE-2024-8507 File Manager Pro <= 8.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-1538 File Manager <= 7.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion
- CVE-2018-16966 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m285-497c-62j9.