What is CVE-2024-8725?

CVE-2024-8725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-8725?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8725 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager

CVE-2024-8725

Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Limited File Upload in various versions. This is due to a lack of proper checks to ensure lower-privileged roles cannot upload .css and .js files to arbitrary directories. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and granted permissions by an administrator, to upload .css and .js files to any directory within the WordPress root directory, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting. The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin must be installed to exploit this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2024-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce2b4f93-93a6-480f-a877-ca47b… (Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/clas… (Product)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/clas… (Product)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3157713/ (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8725?: CVE-2024-8725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advancedfilemanager Advanced File Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-8725?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8725 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.