File Manager: known security problems
16 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 16 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 8.0.5 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (up to and including 6.8)
Attackers are using it right now. If your site has an affected version, fix it today.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.8
- Fixed in
- 6.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 6.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-25213
- Report title
- File Manager <= 6.8 - Arbitrary File Upload/Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 8.0.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.0.4
- Fixed in
- 8.0.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 8.0.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-85081
- Report title
- Multiple elFinder Plugins <= 8.0.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (from 7.2.2 up to and including 8.0.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 7.2.2 up to and including 8.0.4
- Fixed in
- 8.0.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 8.0.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-19708
- Report title
- File Manager 7.2.2 - 8.0.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (before 8.0.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 8.0.4
- Fixed in
- 8.0.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 8.0.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-6382
- Report title
- Multiple Plugins <= Multiple Versions - Authenticated Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 7.2.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.2.7
- Fixed in
- 7.2.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 7.2.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-37254
- Report title
- File Manager <= 7.2.7 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.2.5
- Fixed in
- 7.2.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 7.2.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2654
- Report title
- File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 7.2.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.2.4
- Fixed in
- 7.2.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 7.2.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-1538
- Report title
- File Manager <= 7.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.2.1
- Fixed in
- 7.2.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 7.2.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6825
- Report title
- File Manager And File Manager Pro (Multiple Versions) - Directory Traversal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.2.1
- Fixed in
- 7.2.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 7.2.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-0761
- Report title
- File Manager <= 7.2.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Filenames
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 7.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 7.1
- Fixed in
- 7.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 7.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24177
- Report title
- WP File Manager <= 7.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 6.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.4
- Fixed in
- 6.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 6.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-24312
- Report title
- WP File Manager <= 6.4 - Unauthenticated Resource Access to Site Backups
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 4.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.8
- Fixed in
- 4.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 4.9 or newer.
- Report title
- File Manager <= 4.8 - Missing Authorization on AJAX Actions
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 3.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2018-16967
- Report title
- File Manager <= 3.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 3.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2018-25105
- Report title
- File Manager <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload/Download
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 3.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 3.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2018-16966
- Report title
- File Manager <= 3.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 3.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 3.0
- Fixed in
- 3.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update File Manager to version 3.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2018-16363
- Report title
- File Manager <= 2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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