WordPress Frontend File Manager Plugin < 23.5 is vulnerable to a high priority Arbitrary File Deletion

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< 23.5Vulnerable version(s)
23.5Fixed version
WordPress plugin
No VDP
29 Jan, 2026

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Risks

CVSS 7.7

This vulnerability is highly dangerous and expected to become exploited.

7.7

Arbitrary File Deletion

This could allow a malicious actor to delete files from your website. If core files are deleted from your website, it could cause your site to break and stop functioning.

CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.

Solutions

We advise to mitigate or resolve the vulnerability immediately.

Update to version 23.5 or later.

Update to version 23.5 or later to resolve the vulnerability. Patchstack users can turn on auto-update for vulnerable plugins only.

Details

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WordPress plugin
No VDP

Timeline

Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers

29 Jan, 2026

Published by Patchstack

29 Jan, 2026

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