Description
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the connector function in all versions from 6.0 - 6.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read and delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The bypass is triggered by passing cmd=rm or cmf=file in the URL query string of a POST request: elFinder's bind registration reads the command exclusively from $_POST and therefore never registers the rm.pre permission handler, while the dispatcher reads from the merged $_GET+$_POST superglobal and executes the rm or file command unchecked against a volume that defaults to ABSPATH.
References9
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backen…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backen…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backen…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backen…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3632660/file-manager/trunk…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ffile-manager/t…
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a041f15c-0e30…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 65 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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