WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Advanced File Manager < 5.3.2 - Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss admin notices.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
file-manager-advanced
Fixed in 5.3.2

References

CVE
CVE-2025-47688
URL
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/file-manager-advanced/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-file-manager-plugin-5-3-1-broken-access-control-to-notice-dismissal-vulnerability

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
0.0 (none)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc)
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
f6e6b774-94a8-4571-9c40-cc6a454b442c

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-05-07 (about 1 year ago)
Added
2025-05-12 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2026-05-08 (about 4 days ago)

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