CVE-2023-6846 (GCVE-0-2023-6846)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-05 21:27
Modified
2026-04-08 16:40
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
The File Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.4 via the mk_check_filemanager_php_syntax AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to execute code on the server. Version 8.3.5 introduces a capability check that prevents users lower than admin from executing this function.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
File Manager File Manager Pro Version: 0    8.3.4
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