Frontend File Manager: Unauthorized file download
Frontend File Manager is affected by unauthorized file download. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can download a file that the caller should not be permitted to access.
- Component
- Frontend File Manager
- Plugin slug
frontend-file-manager-plugin- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 07, 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jun 07, 2023 and is one of 19 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Frontend File Manager when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download in versions up to, and including, 18.2. This is due to lacking authentication protections, capability checks, and sanitization, all on the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files on the site, potentially leading to site takeover.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H