CVE-2022-3124

Frontend File Manager <= 21.2 - Missing Authorization

mediumMissing Authorization

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

21.3

Patched in

997d

Time to patch

Description

The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check and lacking authentication in versions up to, and including, 21.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to rename uploaded files on the site.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=21.2

PublishedSeptember 7, 2022

Last updatedMay 30, 2025

Affected pluginnmedia-user-file-uploader

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c56e5250-7cbd-41f4-9b8c-79a644830708?source=api-prod

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