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CVE-2024-7848: User Private Files <= 2.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Private File Access

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The User Private Files – WordPress File Sharing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0 via the 'dpk_upvf_update_doc' due to missing validation on the 'docid' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to gain access to other user's private files.

Affected products

• Frontend File Manager & Sharing – User Private Files: before 2.1.1 — fixed in 2.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Frontend File Manager & Sharing – User Private Files 2.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3136913%40user-private-files&new=3136913%40user-private-files&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0fb06de8-97d6-46c3-83ef-93a209540259?source=cve

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