Frontend File Manager Plugin: A security weakness
Frontend File Manager Plugin is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Frontend File Manager Plugin
- Plugin slug
frontend-file-manager- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 03, 2022
This CVE was published Oct 03, 2022 and is one of 2 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 21.3 allows any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to rename a file to an arbitrary extension, like PHP, which could allow them to basically be able to upload arbitrary files on the server and achieve RCE
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H