CVE-2026-17542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.9.1 does not perform any capability check on one of its file manager connector endpoints, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to browse the entire WordPress installation directory and download files of certain types from it, including archives and documents which may contain sensitive data.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00149.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d17f3de9-b0f9-4bbd-8a57-18cda9d43d79/

History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284 CWE-285

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.9.1 does not perform any capability check on one of its file manager connector endpoints, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to browse the entire WordPress installation directory and download files of certain types from it, including archives and documents which may contain sensitive data.
Title		Bit File Manager < 6.9.1 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via bitapps_fm_connector
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d17f3de9-b0f9-4bbd-8a57-18cda9d43d79/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-10T06:00:10.886Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:21:21.751Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T10:00:26.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-17542

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:21:15.333Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T08:15:13Z

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