FilebirdWordPress extension · Ninjateam
CVE-2024-53825
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Filebird WordPress plugin (versions up to 6.3.2). The plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing authenticated users to potentially access functionality or data they should not have permission to access. This is a classic Broken Access Control (OWASP Top 10) vulnerability where the application does not validate user permissions before allowing sensitive operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FilebirdWordPress extension
<= 6.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Verify Filebird plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Filebird' or 'Ninjateam Filebird' in the listAffected if Filebird plugin is present in the WordPress installation
-
Determine installed Filebird versionIn the plugins list, check the version number displayed under the Filebird plugin name, or inspect the plugin main file header via file manager/SFTPAffected if Installed version is 6.3.2 or lower
-
Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify that Filebird shows as 'Active' (not just installed)Affected if Filebird plugin is active and running
-
Identify accessible user rolesReview WordPress users > All Users to see which user roles exist on the site (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor, Administrator)Affected if Any authenticated user role exists beyond administrators (the vulnerability allows lower-privileged users to access restricted functionality)
-
Test access to plugin endpointsIf you have a test lower-privileged account (e.g., Subscriber), attempt to access Filebird-related AJAX endpoints or admin pages directly via URL to see if authorization is enforcedAffected if Lower-privileged users can access Filebird admin functionality or perform actions reserved for administrators
A user is affected if Filebird plugin version 6.3.2 or lower is installed and active on their WordPress site, and the site has user roles below Administrator that could potentially exploit the missing authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Filebird to the latest version immediately to obtain the authorization fix. If immediate update is not possible, restrict access to the plugin's admin interfaces via server-level access controls or disable the plugin until patched.
Fix this in Filebird
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $1,984.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-53825 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-53825 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data