CVE-2024-5598
The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.4 via the 'fma_local_file_system' function.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.4 via the 'fma_local_file_system' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including backups or other sensitive information if the files have been moved to the built-in Trash folder.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-922
- Affected
- advancedfilemanager/advanced file manager
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/class_fma_connector.php#L13Issue Tracking
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3107587/Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d4ff5ed-8857-46b8-942b-ac0f47880a95?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/class_fma_connector.php#L13Issue Tracking
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3107587/Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d4ff5ed-8857-46b8-942b-ac0f47880a95?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.