CVE-2023-5907

File Manager < 6.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary OS File/Folder Access + Path Traversal

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Published Dec 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.3 does not restrict the file managers root directory, allowing an administrator to set a root outside of the WordPress root directory, giving access to system files and directories even in a multisite setup, where site administrators should not be allowed to modify the sites files.

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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bitapps:file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.850% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f250226f-4a05-4d75-93c4-5444a4ce919e

History

May 27, 2025 3:15 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

Bitapps File Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-552

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 27, 2025, 2:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Dec 11, 2023, 7:22 PM
Updated: May 27, 2025, 2:42 PM
Reserved: Nov 1, 2023, 3:24 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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