CVE-2024-0761 File Manager <= 7.2.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Filenames
Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive site backups due to predictable filenames in the File Manager plugin when directory access is not blocked.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0761?
CVE-2024-0761 is a high-severity vulnerability in mndpsingh287 File Manager, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.1 due to insufficient randomness in the backup filenames, which use a timestamp plus 4 random digits. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, to extract sensitive data including site backups in configurations where the .htaccess file in the directory does not block access.
Weakness: CWE-330
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Filemanagerpro File Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in mndpsingh287 File Manager
- 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-2023-6846 File Manager Pro <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4974-qrr5-pm93.