Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion in Frontend File Manager Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4359

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Frontend File Manager Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

Summary

The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress contains a security flaw that enables unauthenticated attackers to delete any posts and pages on the site. This issue arises from inadequate authentication mechanisms and the absence of a security nonce during the wpfm_delete_file AJAX action. As a result, anyone can exploit this vulnerability to remove content without requiring any user credentials, posing a serious risk to site integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Frontend File Manager Plugin * < 18.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-frontend-file-manag...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.