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.
CVE-2022-3124 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.5 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin Frontend File Manager Plugin. It affects Versions up to 21.2 and is fixed in 21.3.
CVE-2022-3124 is tracked for the Plugin Frontend File Manager Plugin as medium severity with CVSS 6.5. The affected range is Versions up to 21.2. Update Frontend File Manager Plugin to 21.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
nmedia-user-file-uploader
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-3124 |
| Patched Versions |
21.3
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 21.2
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Authenticated Settings Change leading to Arbitrary File Upload
Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 22.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Directory Traversal
Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 21.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to File Upload
Frontend File Manager <= 21.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Frontend File Manager Plugin < 3.6 - Arbitrary File Upload
Frontend File Manager <= 23.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Sharing via 'file_id' Parameter
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