CVE-2023-4827
File Manager Pro < 1.8 - Remote Code Execution via CSRF
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the fs_connector AJAX action. This allows attackers to make highly privileged users perform unwanted file system actions via CSRF attacks by using GET requests, such as uploading a web shell.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the fs_connector AJAX action. This allows attackers to make highly privileged users perform unwanted file system actions via CSRF attacks by using GET requests, such as uploading a web shell.
- Record
CVE-2023-4827- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
File Manager Pro < 1.8 - Remote Code Execution via CSRF
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the fs_connector AJAX action. This allows attackers to make highly privileged users perform unwanted file system actions via CSRF attacks by using GET requests, such as uploading a web shell.
- Record
CVE-2023-4827- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54669
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the fs_connector AJAX action. This allows attackers to make highly privileged users perform unwanted file system actions via CSRF attacks by using GET requests, such as uploading a web shell.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54669- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3743-q7xh-2hv2
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the ...
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the fs_connector AJAX action. This allows attackers to make highly privileged users perform unwanted file system actions via CSRF attacks by using GET requests, such as uploading a web shell.
- Record
GHSA-3743-q7xh-2hv2- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-4827 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ninja Team File Manager Pro, published October 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.86%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.