Frontend File Manager Plugin: Cross-site request forgery
Frontend File Manager Plugin is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.
- Component
- Frontend File Manager Plugin
- Plugin slug
frontend-file-manager-plugin- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 17, 2022
This CVE was published Oct 17, 2022 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Frontend File Manager Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
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 WordPress plugin before 21.4 does not have CSRF check when uploading files, which could allow attackers to make logged in users upload files on their behalf
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N