CVE-2024-7031

File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 3, 2024 at 08:36 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFilester

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The File Manager Pro – Filester plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'njt_fs_saveSettingRestrictions' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with a role that has been granted permissions by an Administrator, to update the plugin settings for user role restrictions, including allowing file types such as .php to be uploaded.

Affected

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

Filester· Ninjateamwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 1.8.2v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862

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