The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin before 5.4.13 does not perform capability checks in several of its file management AJAX actions, allowing users with any role to which an administrator has granted file-manager access (as low as Subscriber) to read arbitrary files on the server — including sensitive configuration files — and to overwrite existing non-PHP files, which can be leveraged to compromise administrator accounts and the whole site.
History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Advancedfilemanager
Advancedfilemanager advanced File Manager
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Advancedfilemanager advanced File Manager
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin before 5.4.13 does not perform capability checks in several of its file management AJAX actions, allowing users with any role to which an administrator has granted file-manager access (as low as Subscriber) to read arbitrary files on the server — including sensitive configuration files — and to overwrite existing non-PHP files, which can be leveraged to compromise administrator accounts and the whole site.
Title Advanced File Manager < 5.4.13 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read and Write via fma_load_fma_ui
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T12:52:52.335Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T08:25:50.611Z

Link: CVE-2026-11565

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T12:52:48.231Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:27.777

Modified: 2026-08-19T13:17:41.887

Link: CVE-2026-11565

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T13:30:04Z