Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-4344Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Privilege Escalation

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Frontend File Manager Plugin from nmedia. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 18.2. This is due to lacking mishandling the use of user IDs that is accessible by the visitor. This makes it possible for unauthenticated or authenticated attackers to access the information and privileges of other users, including 'guest users', in their own category (authenticated, or unauthenticated guests).

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin 0 – before 18.3

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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