CVE-2024-2654

File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

6.8 Medium

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 via the fm_download_backup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary zip files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.91%Up 0.9 points since Apr 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

File Manager <= 7.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

Record: CVE-2024-2654
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-35
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-27602 6.8

Record: EUVD-2024-27602
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvm8-pgm7-cg8j 6.8

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to,...

Record: GHSA-fvm8-pgm7-cg8j
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-35
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.8

Record: CVE-2024-2654
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-35, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-2654 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Filemanagerpro File Manager, published April 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.