CVE-2023-4861 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 allows admin users to upload arbitrary files, even in environments where such a user should not be able to gain full control of the server, such as a multisite installation. This leads to remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01681.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ninjateam Subscribe	Filester Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ninjateam:filester:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54701	The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 allows admin users to upload arbitrary files, even in environments where such a user should not be able to gain full control of the server, such as a multisite installation. This leads to remote code execution.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7fa03f00-25c7-4e40-8592-bb4001ce019d

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-10-16T19:39:21.036Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:11:26.687Z

Reserved: 2023-09-08T21:00:47.219Z

Link: CVE-2023-4861

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:38:00.892Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T20:15:17.067

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:38:46.283

Link: CVE-2023-4861

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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