Is CVE-2024-5598 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-5598 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-5598?

CVE-2024-5598 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-5598?

CVE-2024-5598 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5598?

Upgrade advanced file manager to 5.2.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-5598

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Advanced File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.4 via the 'fma_local_file_system' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including backups or other sensitive information if the files have been moved to the built-in Trash folder.

CWE-922

How to fix

Remediation Available

advanced file managerNVD

Affected:< 5.2.5Fixed in:5.2.5CVE-2024-5598derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Issue Tracking1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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CVE-2020-13937	Medium	5.3	78%	-	-
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CVE-2021-27170	Critical	9.8	16%	-	-
CVE-2023-41723	Medium	4.3	12%	-	-
CVE-2020-1493	Medium	5.5	7.3%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.