CVE-2023-25966 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25966: WordPress FileBird plugin <= 5.1.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Ninja Team

Product Filebird

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ninja Team Filebird allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Filebird: from n/a through 5.1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Filebird versions up to 5.1.4 lack proper authorization checks, allowing high-privilege users to read sensitive file information they should not access. The vulnerability requires administrator or equivalent account access to exploit. A site running an affected version may expose file metadata or contents to privileged users beyond their intended scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read file information and metadata they should not have access to.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Privileged users can access files outside their authorized scope, risking data exposure.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level privileges (administrator or equivalent role) on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25966 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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