# File Manager

> file manager provides you ability to edit, delete, upload, download, copy and paste files and folders.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `wp-file-manager`
- Author: mndpsingh287
- Version: 8.0.7
- Active installs: 1+ million
- Last update: 2026-10-30 (14 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.0, PHP 5.2.4
- Tags: elfinder, file manager, ftp, wp file manager, wp-filemanager
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 14 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit, Focused ↔ All-in-one (personality).

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-09-26 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Information Exposure (7.2.2 to 8.0.4). CVE-2026-19708, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f5a07b22-e2c4-4103-96d0-28ecf856dab0?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-26 HIGH:  (before 8.0.5). CVE-2026-85081, https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c5f9c52-e609-45aa-b441-491e15b3f4b8/
- 2026-09-24 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (up to 8.0.4). WF-3bcaa6e3-c789-4859-a514-6b86e799c16d, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bcaa6e3-c789-4859-a514-6b86e799c16d?source=api-prod
- 2026-06-15 HIGH: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (before 8.0.4). WF-487185ed-d5ff-4658-9210-958e3ba2fe91, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/487185ed-d5ff-4658-9210-958e3ba2fe91?source=api-prod
- 2024-06-27 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 7.2.7). CVE-2024-37254, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/88db56a6-8e4c-4ef8-b51a-a2744c3132e2?source=api-prod
- 2024-04-03 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal (up to 7.2.5). CVE-2024-2654, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca98fbc6-8cfa-4997-8a46-344afb75a97e?source=api-prod
- 2024-03-20 HIGH: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion (up to 7.2.4). CVE-2024-1538, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/57cc15a6-2cf5-481f-bb81-ada48aa74009?source=api-prod
- 2024-03-04 CRITICAL: Directory Traversal (up to 7.2.1). WF-93f377a1-2c33-4dd7-8fd6-190d9148e804, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93f377a1-2c33-4dd7-8fd6-190d9148e804?source=api-prod
- 2024-01-22 HIGH: Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Filenames (up to 7.2.1). CVE-2024-0761, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1928f8e4-8bbe-4a3f-8284-aa12ca2f5176?source=api-prod
- 2021-02-26 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (before 7.1). CVE-2021-24177, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eb088999-0727-4645-890b-f584b85cda48?source=api-prod
- 2020-09-01 CRITICAL: Arbitrary File Upload/Remote Code Execution (up to 6.8). CVE-2020-25213, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dab7e451-f2ea-4f41-8e38-a2a983ccb18b?source=api-prod
- 2020-08-13 HIGH: Unauthenticated Resource Access to Site Backups (up to 6.4). CVE-2020-24312, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/46438bd3-7c4a-4939-ab46-05dc8bbe461f?source=api-prod
- 2019-08-07 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization on AJAX Actions (up to 4.8). WF-077b3483-ab1c-401d-aa67-c4da5fca90b4, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/077b3483-ab1c-401d-aa67-c4da5fca90b4?source=api-prod
- 2018-09-17 MEDIUM: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 3.0). CVE-2018-16967, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6208afdb-502c-44e8-b50a-22fa87ee80df?source=api-prod
- 2018-09-17 CRITICAL: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload/Download (up to 3.0). CVE-2018-25105, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a56d5a2f-ae13-4523-bc4a-17bb2fb4c6f0?source=api-prod
- 2018-09-17 HIGH: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 3.0). CVE-2018-16966, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e93632e3-7321-48ee-828a-c539e16f07b2?source=api-prod
- 2018-09-06 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (before 3.0). CVE-2018-16363, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69e92c75-5b14-43d9-a169-a1f8b51ab41d?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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