File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Filebird Plugin Installation

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-12331
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 18, 2024
Last Updated December 19, 2024
Researcher Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc)

Description

The File Manager Pro – Filester plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_install_plugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install the Filebird plugin.

References

Share

Vulnerability Details for File Manager Pro – Filester

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug filester (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.6
Patched Version
  • 1.8.7

Recent vulnerabilities in File Manager Pro – Filester

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion CVE-2025-0818 6.5 tiborisaak August 12, 2025
2 File Manager Pro <= 1.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2025-52710 4.4 Nguyen Kim Sang June 19, 2025
3 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2025-3234 7.2 TANG Cheuk Hei (siunam) June 13, 2025
4 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local JavaScript File Inclusion CVE-2024-9669 7.2 TANG Cheuk Hei (siunam) November 27, 2024
5 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.6- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2024-8066 7.5 TANG Cheuk Hei (siunam) November 27, 2024
6 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update CVE-2024-7031 7.5 bart August 2, 2024
7 File Manager Pro <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-4862 4.4 Alex Sanford September 19, 2023
8 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2023-4861 7.2 Alex Sanford September 19, 2023
9 File Manager Pro – Filester - <= 1.7.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Rename CVE-2023-4827 8.8 Dmitrii Ignatyev September 11, 2023

Did you know Wordfence Intelligence provides free personal and commercial API access to our comprehensive WordPress vulnerability database, along with a free webhook integration to stay on top of the latest vulnerabilities added and updated in the database? Get started today!

Learn more

Want to get notified of the latest vulnerabilities that may affect your WordPress site?
Install Wordfence on your site today to get notified immediately if your site is affected by a vulnerability that has been added to our database.

Get Wordfence

The Wordfence Intelligence WordPress vulnerability database is completely free to access and query via API. Please review the documentation on how to access and consume the vulnerability data via API.

Documentation