CVE-2026-1280

Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Sharing via 'file_id' Parameter

highMissing Authorization

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

Unpatched

Patched in

N/A

Time to patch

Description

The Frontend File Manager Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file sharing due to a missing capability check on the 'wpfm_send_file_in_email' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 23.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to share arbitrary uploaded files via email by supplying a file ID. Since file IDs are sequential integers, attackers can enumerate all uploaded files on the site and exfiltrate sensitive data that was intended to be restricted to administrators only.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=23.5

PublishedJanuary 27, 2026

Last updatedJanuary 28, 2026

Affected pluginnmedia-user-file-uploader

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e739e7d3-756a-4c93-9ca7-f7b9f9657033?source=api-prod

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