{"id":"CVE-2020-24312","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-24312","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:19:53.419Z","title":"mndpsingh287 WP File Manager v6.4 and lower fails to restrict external access to the fm_backups directory with a .htaccess file.","description":"mndpsingh287 WP File Manager v6.4 and lower fails to restrict external access to the fm_backups directory with a .htaccess file. This results in the ability for unauthenticated users to browse and download any site backups, which sometimes include full database backups, that the plugin has taken.","published":"2020-08-26T13:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:05:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-552"],"affected":["filemanagerpro/file manager"],"epss":{"score":0.15906,"percentile":0.96869,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","URL Repurposed"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","URL Repurposed"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24312","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}