CVE-2024-5598: Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager: before 5.2.5 (fixed in 5.2.5)

Published 2024-06-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.