CVE-2023-4861

File Manager Pro < 1.8.1 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution

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Published Oct 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 allows admin users to upload arbitrary files, even in environments where such a user should not be able to gain full control of the server, such as a multisite installation. This leads to remote code execution.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

File Manager Pro

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.8.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ninjateam:filester:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54701	The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 allows admin users to upload arbitrary files, even in environments where such a user should not be able to gain full control of the server, such as a multisite installation. This leads to remote code execution.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.681% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7fa03f00-25c7-4e40-8592-bb4001ce019d

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ninjateam Filester

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 7:39 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:11 PM
Reserved: Sep 8, 2023, 9:00 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:38 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:38 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM

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