# CVE-2024-1538: File Manager <= 7.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit CSRF to include local JavaScript files, potentially leading to remote code execution if an administrator clicks a malicious link.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w3mf-qg63-54vm

## What is CVE-2024-1538?

CVE-2024-1538 is a high-severity vulnerability in mndpsingh287 File Manager, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_file_manager page that includes files through the 'lang' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include local JavaScript files that can be leveraged to achieve RCE via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This issue was partially patched in version 7.2.4, and fully patched in 7.2.5.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1538?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Filemanagerpro File Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in mndpsingh287 File Manager

- [CVE-2020-25213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25213/): WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-25105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25105/): File Manager <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload/Download (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8507/): File Manager Pro <= 8.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6846/): File Manager Pro <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-16966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16966/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1538 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1538 is a high-severity vulnerability in mndpsingh287 File Manager, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mndpsingh287 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-2024-1538/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1538/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1538
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1538
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1538

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1538/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.