CVE-2024-53825 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-53825: WordPress FileBird Lite plugin <= 6.3.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Ninja Team

Product Filebird

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 6, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.7/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ninja Team Filebird filebird allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Filebird: from n/a through <= 6.3.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Filebird versions up to 6.3.2 lack proper authorization checks, allowing high-privilege users to read and modify sensitive file data. The vulnerability requires administrator-level access and does not affect confidentiality, integrity, or availability severely. Update to version 6.5.5 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read and modify file metadata with administrator-level access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with compromised credentials could access or alter file information within Filebird.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-privilege (administrator) account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 6, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53825 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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