CVE-2024-35166 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-35166: WordPress FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager plugin <= 5.6.3 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

Vendor Ninja Team

Product Filebird

Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure

Published May 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ninja Team Filebird.This issue affects Filebird: from n/a through 5.6.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Filebird versions up to 5.6.3 expose sensitive information that can be accessed over the network without authentication. An attacker can retrieve partial data from the plugin without needing to log in or interact with a user. The vulnerability has a low confidentiality impact and does not affect data integrity or availability. Update to version 6.5.5 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information from Filebird without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive data stored or managed by Filebird may be exposed to unauthenticated visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35166 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html AskarLabs — CWE-200 write-up Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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