CVE-2023-7062
Advanced File Manager Shortcodes <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Advanced File Manager Shortcodes <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2023-7062- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-538
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59249
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2023-59249- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqxh-xw44-6m6r
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in...
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
- Record
GHSA-fqxh-xw44-6m6r- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-538
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2023-7062- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-538
- 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-2023-7062 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Advanced File Manager Shortcodes, published July 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.