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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16966 · published 15 April 2019

CVE-2018-16966: Filemanagerpro file manager cross-site request forgery vulnerability

FFilemanagerpro · File Manager

There is a CSRF vulnerability in the mndpsingh287 File Manager plugin 3.0 for WordPress via the page=wp_file_manager_root public_path parameter.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.92% · top 41.3% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
0.92%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

There is a CSRF vulnerability in the mndpsingh287 File Manager plugin 3.0 for WordPress via the page=wp_file_manager_root public_path parameter.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/file-manager-plugin-wordpress-plugin.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers ProductThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9614
https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/file-manager-plugin-wordpress-plugin.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers ProductThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9614

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16966), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.