CVE-2026-11565

Advanced File Manager <= 5.4.12 - Missing Authorization

2026-08-17 00:00
Christian Kold Jensen

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 5.4.13
Affected Plugin
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
Affected Version
<= 5.4.12
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2026-11565
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At a glance

CVE-2026-11565 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Advanced File Manager WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.4.12. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 5.4.13; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2026, reported by Christian Kold Jensen.

Vulnerability Overview

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions up to, and including, 5.4.12. This is due to a missing capability check on a function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in Advanced File Manager <= 5.4.12 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Advanced File Manager the fix is 5.4.13: builds <= 5.4.12 are affected, anything from 5.4.13 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 5.4.13, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Advanced File Manager 5.4.13 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11565https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8a29088-0c98-4a79-a4bf-025bcf89782bhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11565

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