Frontend File Manager <= 21.2 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-3124
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published September 7, 2022
Last Updated May 30, 2025
Researcher Raad Haddad
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug nmedia-user-file-uploader (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 21.2
Patched Version
  • 21.3
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