---
id: "CVE-2026-110365"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-110365"]
title: "WordPress Advanced File Manager plugin: missing authorization check exposes file access"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["file-manager-advanced", "package", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-deactivated", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-18T11:16:36+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110365", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Advanced File Manager plugin: missing authorization check exposes file access

The Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin (file-manager-advanced) through version 5.4.14 lacks an authorization check, so access controls are not enforced as intended. The sources do not state exactly which files or actions an attacker can reach.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get file-manager-advanced --field=version`
- Confirm whether the plugin is active on the site
- Review which user roles can open the file manager

## Fix

- Update the Advanced File Manager plugin to a version newer than `5.4.14`, as published by WPExperts
- If no fixed version is available, deactivate the plugin until one is released

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110365

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExperts Advanced File Manager file-manager-advanced allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Advanced File Manager: from n/a through 5.4.14.

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