# File Manager

> Manage WordPress files and folders from your dashboard with a built-in code editor: upload, edit, delete, move, rename, and archive, no FTP needed.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `file-manager`
- Author: Bit Apps
- Version: 7.0
- Active installs: 10,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-29 (16 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP 8.0
- Tags: file manager, files, ftp, wordpress file manager, wp file manager
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-manager/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 16 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- FLAG: Requires PHP 8.0 or newer, above WordPress's own minimum (PHP 7.4).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-08-10 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read (up to 6.9.0). CVE-2026-17540, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/874a989e-7a8a-4837-b66f-320f35cd9aca?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-10 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated File Activity Log Disclosure (up to 6.9.0). CVE-2026-17541, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eb584c65-7068-4c98-a09d-f8c2efad4ab5?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-10 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure (up to 6.9.0). CVE-2026-17542, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a88a6fd-cd49-46c4-8b8e-dd8499d3208c?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-06 HIGH: Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via 'cmd' Query Parameter (6.0 to 6.9). CVE-2026-15991, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a041f15c-0e30-459b-8df7-0465c0bc268a?source=api-prod
- 2025-06-02 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Uploads (up to 6.7). CVE-2025-1725, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/84ddb481-f989-4ba8-9925-e8327c30de38?source=api-prod
- 2024-10-04 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited JavaScript File Upload (up to 6.5.7). CVE-2024-8743, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/314520d5-bd9d-46c1-b903-5e5cb3bb3417?source=api-prod
- 2024-09-09 HIGH: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (up to 6.5.5). CVE-2024-7770, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cae7702-e531-45b9-9131-42edbc073a07?source=api-prod
- 2024-09-04 HIGH: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Race Condition (6.0 to 6.5.5). CVE-2024-7627, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f29de7a-3f15-4b6d-aad7-6a08151e2113?source=api-prod
- 2023-11-20 LOW: Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary OS File Access via Path Traversal (up to 6.2). CVE-2023-5907, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/640b1800-3b59-4b06-a803-08cb76d62d99?source=api-prod
- 2023-04-28 HIGH: Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection (up to 5.2.7). CVE-2022-47599, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24458c37-ebcc-471b-9044-78f24667f7a6?source=api-prod
- 2022-03-14 HIGH: Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Creation/Upload/Deletion (up to 5.2.2). CVE-2022-0403, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/02a6428f-beef-4491-ab5f-130a9e7924c2?source=api-prod
- 2018-03-02 HIGH: Information Disclosure (up to 5.0.0). CVE-2018-7204, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0ae27c4-0381-4622-90e8-f4fee29767a3?source=api-prod
- 2017-03-01 HIGH: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload (before 4.1.5). WF-37052cb9-8479-4004-9161-65f37028ae10, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37052cb9-8479-4004-9161-65f37028ae10?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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