CVE-2024-5598 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-5598

Advanced File Manager <= 5.2.4 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing

Vulnerability Description

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.4 via the 'fma_local_file_system' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including backups or other sensitive information if the files have been moved to the built-in Trash folder.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • emad

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 29th, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-922

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.