CVE-2022-3124: Frontend File Manager < 21.3 - Unauthenticated File Renaming

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin before 21.3 allows any unauthenticated user to rename uploaded files from users. Furthermore, due to the lack of validation in the destination filename, this could allow allow them to change the content of arbitrary files on the web server

Affected products

Frontend File Manager Plugin: before 21.3 — fixed in 21.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Frontend File Manager Plugin 21.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/00f76765-95af-4dbc-8c37-f1b15a0e8608
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/00f76765-95af-4dbc-8c37-f1b15a0e8608

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