High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-8126

Description

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the 'class_fma_connector.php' file in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and granted permissions by an Administrator, to upload a new .htaccess file allowing them to subsequently upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

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Affected products

Advancedfilemanager/Advanced File Manager
cpe:2.3:a:advancedfilemanager:advanced_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <5.2.9
WordPress/Advanced File Managerllm-fuzzy2 versions
<=5.2.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=5.2.8
- (no CPE)
saadiqbal/Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solutionv5
Range: 0

Patches

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3157713/nvdPatch
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/801d6cde-f9c6-4e68-8bfc-ff8c0593372dnvdThird Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/class_fma_connector.phpnvdProduct

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