Broken access control in WordPress Advanced File Manager plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
WPExperts Advanced File Manager (file-manager-advanced) from n/a through 5.4.14 has a missing authorization check (CWE-862), so it does not verify that a user may perform certain actions. An unauthenticated remote attacker can partly affect the integrity and availability of the affected site.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExperts Advanced File Manager file-manager-advanced allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Advanced File Manager: from n/a through 5.4.14.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Advanced File Manager.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110365
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-63w3-wv39-454r
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-110365 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110365 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63w3-wv39-454r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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