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CVE-2024-5598

Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.4 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 29, 2024 at 04:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:16 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAdvancedfilemanagerAdvanced File Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Advancedfilemanager· Advancedfilemanagerwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 5.2.4v < 5.2.5
Affected range stops below 5.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Advanced File Manager· Saadiqbalwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 5.2.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Issue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/class_fma_connector.php#L13
Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3107587/
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d4ff5ed-8857-46b8-942b-ac0f47880a95?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-922

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