CVE-2023-4827 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06277.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

File Manager Pro

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.8

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

No data.

Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Ninjateam Subscribe	Filester Subscribe

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-10-16T08:32:43.945Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:15:08.767Z

Reserved: 2023-09-07T20:31:58.721Z

Link: CVE-2023-4827

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:38:00.702Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T09:15:11.767

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:47.887

Link: CVE-2023-4827

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-4827", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2023-09-07T20:31:58.721Z", "datePublished": "2023-10-16T08:32:43.945Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T16:15:08.767Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-10-16T08:32:43.945Z"}, "title": "File Manager Pro < 1.8 - Remote Code Execution via CSRF", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "File Manager Pro", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "version": "0", "lessThan": "1.8"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Dmitrii Ignatyev", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:38:00.702Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-04-23T16:07:11.963569Z", "id": "CVE-2023-4827", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T16:15:08.767Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:38:00.702Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-4827", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-04-23T16:07:11.963569Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T13:57:43.993Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "File Manager Pro < 1.8 - Remote Code Execution via CSRF", "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Dmitrii Ignatyev"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "coordinator", "value": "WPScan"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "File Manager Pro", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "1.8", "versionType": "custom"}], "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "description": "CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-10-16T08:32:43.945Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-4827", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T16:15:08.767Z", "dateReserved": "2023-09-07T20:31:58.721Z", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "datePublished": "2023-10-16T08:32:43.945Z", "assignerShortName": "WPScan"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ninjateam:filester:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "5B2E68E3-2AFE-4427-B27A-214ACDFA4906", "versionEndExcluding": "1.8", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento File Manager Pro de WordPress anterior a la versi\u00f3n 1.8 no verifica correctamente el nonce de CSRF en la acci\u00f3n AJAX `fs_connector`. Esto permite a los atacantes hacer que usuarios con privilegios elevados realicen acciones no deseadas en el sistema de archivos mediante ataques CSRF mediante solicitudes GET, como cargar una shell web."}], "id": "CVE-2023-4827", "lastModified": "2025-04-23T17:16:47.887", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2023-10-16T09:15:11.767", "references": [{"source": "contact@wpscan.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005f"}], "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified"}