CVE-2023-4827: ninjateam filester Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-4827 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ninjateam filester. EPSS estimates a 7.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.8.
Timeline
- 16-10-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The File Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not properly check the CSRF nonce in the `fs_connector` AJAX action. This allows attackers to make highly privileged users perform unwanted file system actions via CSRF attacks by using GET requests, such as uploading a web shell.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
7.86%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.10 pp
From 7.76% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ninjateam1 product
- filester< 1.8
Unknown1 product
- file manager pro< 1.8
Wordpress1 product
- filester≤ 1.7.6 (fixed in 1.8)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4daf0e1-8018-448a-964c-427a355e005fExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory