WordPress File Manager Plugin
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2020-25213
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
overdue since 2022-05-03
WordPress: 7 entries (0.4% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 4 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
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Description
WordPress File Manager plugin contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to execute PHP code and upload malicious files on a target site.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: WordPress
- CVE-2026-119977 - WordPress Core (2026-11-03)
- CVE-2026-87902 - Core (2026-09-25)
- CVE-2026-60137 - Core (2026-07-21)
- CVE-2026-63030 - Core (2026-07-21)
- CVE-2020-11738 - Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin (2021-11-03)
- CVE-2019-9978 - Social Warfare Plugin (2021-11-03)
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