CVE-2024-1538 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the File Manager plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 7.2.4. This flaw stems from insufficient nonce validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trick an administrator into executing forged requests. Successful exploitation could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) by including local JavaScript files. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, the vulnerability was fully patched in version 7.2.5.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:filemanagerpro:file_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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