File Manager Pro – Filester

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.2 Fixed: Private-folder fail-open issue. 2.1.2
2. — Version 2.1.1 Fixed: OS command injection issue 2.1.1
3. — Version 2.1.0 Added: Recommended plugins Improved: Error logs 2.1.0
4. — Version 2.0.2 Added: Implement validation and auto-correction for the root folder path and URL Fixed: Occasionally, “/s/” is included in the link path on the file info 2.0.2
5. — Version 2.0.1 Fixed: Display notice Fixed: Miss Themes folder 2.0.1
6. — Version 2.0 Updated: Elfinder library ver 2.1.66 Added: Icon Refresh folder 2.0

11 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.2 Multiple Plugins <= Multiple Versions - Authenticated Remote Code Execution ↗
   2026-06-15 CVE-2026-6382 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects < 2.1.1 Patched in 2.1.1
2. Medium · 6.5 Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
   2025-08-12 CVE-2025-0818 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 1.8.9 Patched in 1.9
3. Medium · 4.4 File Manager Pro <= 1.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-06-19 CVE-2025-52710 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.8.8 Patched in 1.8.9
4. High · 7.2 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
   2025-06-13 CVE-2025-3234 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.8.8 Patched in 1.8.9
5. Medium · 4.3 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Filebird Plugin Installation ↗
   2024-12-18 CVE-2024-12331 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.8.6 Patched in 1.8.7
6. High · 7.5 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.6- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
   2024-11-27 CVE-2024-8066 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.8.6 Patched in 1.8.7
7. High · 7.2 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local JavaScript File Inclusion ↗
   2024-11-27 CVE-2024-9669 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 1.8.5 Patched in 1.8.6
8. High · 7.5 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8.2 - Authenticated Plugin Settings Update ↗
   2024-08-02 CVE-2024-7031 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
9. Medium · 4.4 File Manager Pro <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-09-19 CVE-2023-4862 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.8.1
10. High · 7.2 File Manager Pro – Filester <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
    2023-09-19 CVE-2023-4861 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.8.1
11. High · 8.8 File Manager Pro – Filester - <= 1.7.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Rename ↗
    2023-09-11 CVE-2023-4827 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.7.6 Patched in 1.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 17 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-06-12 90K+ → 100K+ up after 11 days in tier
2. 2025-06-01 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-05-31 90K+ → 100K+ up after 16 days in tier
4. 2025-05-15 100K+ → 90K+ down after 22 days in tier
5. 2025-04-23 90K+ → 100K+ up after 53 days in tier
6. 2025-03-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 63 days in tier
7. 2024-12-28 70K+ → 80K+ up after 80 days in tier
8. 2024-10-09 60K+ → 70K+ up after 233 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• File Manager 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A
• File Manager 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Library Viewer 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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File Manager Pro – Filester: 100K+ active installs, 4.9★ (152 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/filester