High severity8.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-11565
CVE-2026-11565
Description
The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin before 5.4.13 does not perform capability checks in several of its file management AJAX actions, allowing users with any role to which an administrator has granted file-manager access (as low as Subscriber) to read arbitrary files on the server — including sensitive configuration files — and to overwrite existing non-PHP files, which can be leveraged to compromise administrator accounts and the whole site.
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Affected products
1- Range: <5.4.13
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 17, 2026 to August 23, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 27, 2026