CVE-2024-8725

Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited File Upload

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2024 at 10:59 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:23 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsAdvancedfilemanagerAdvanced File ManagerAdvanced File Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Limited File Upload in various versions. This is due to a lack of proper checks to ensure lower-privileged roles cannot upload .css and .js files to arbitrary directories. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and granted permissions by an administrator, to upload .css and .js files to any directory within the WordPress root directory, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting. The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin must be installed to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected

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

v < 5.2.9
Affected range stops below 5.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.2.9
Affected range stops below 5.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 5.2.8

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
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-434

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