CVE•Published 2024-03-21•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-1538Filemanagerpro · File_manager

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 9% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Description

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_file_manager page that includes files through the 'lang' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include local JavaScript files that can be leveraged to achieve RCE via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This issue was partially patched in version 7.2.4, and fully patched in 7.2.5.

Timeline

Published 2024-03-21

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-1538

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/file-manager/"

Matches any site loading the "file-manager" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Filemanagerpro File Manager"

All exposed Filemanagerpro File Manager instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"File Manager"

HTTP body or banner mentions "File Manager" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.