CVE-2023-5105Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated file disclosure via editable download paths

Published Dec 4, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in N-Media Frontend File Manager Plugin before 22.6 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files. The download handler trusts editable wpfm_dir_path and wpfm_file_url metadata as a filesystem target without confining it to managed files. Editor-level access is required; successful exploitation can disclose wp-config.php and its database credentials.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.05%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in N-Media Frontend File Manager Plugin before 22.6 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files. The download handler trusts editable wpfm_dir_path and wpfm_file_url metadata as a filesystem target without confining it to managed files. Editor-level access is required; successful exploitation can disclose wp-config.php and its database credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5105
Published
Dec 4, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
N-Media
Product
Frontend File Manager Plugin
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <22.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

N-Media · Frontend File Manager Pluginversion=0 <22.6

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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