What is CVE-2023-5105?

CVE-2023-5105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Najeebmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-5105?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5105 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Najeebmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin

CVE-2023-5105

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin before 22.6 has a vulnerability that allows an Editor+ user to bypass the file download logic and download files such as `wp-config.php`

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-12-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Najeebmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin
Frontend File Manager Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/d40c7108-bad6-4ed3-8539-35c0f57e62cc (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5105?: CVE-2023-5105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Najeebmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-5105?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5105 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.