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CVE-2025-47688

WordPress Advanced File Manager plugin <= 5.3.1 - Broken Access Control to Notice Dismissal vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Advanced File Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Advanced File Manager: from n/a through 5.3.1.

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 5.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss admin notices.

*Credits: Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc) (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-05-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-07 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-14 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-24 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
File Manager Advanced
Search vendor "File Manager Advanced"
 File Manager Advanced
Search vendor "File Manager Advanced" for product "File Manager Advanced"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 5.3.1
Search vendor "File Manager Advanced" for product "File Manager Advanced" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 5.3.1"
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Affected