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high 8.1

CVE-2022-0403 json

Library File Manager < 5.2.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Creation/Upload/Deletion

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15548

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Library File Manager WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 is using an outdated version of the elFinder library, which is know to be affected by security issues (CVE-2021-32682), and does not have any authorisation as well as CSRF checks in its connector AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it. Furthermore, as the options passed to the elFinder library does not restrict any file type, users with a role as low as subscriber can Create/Upload/Delete Arbitrary files and folders.

Patch / fix

  • wpjos library_file_manager 5.2.3

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Exploit prediction

1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/997a7fbf-98c6-453e-ad84-75c1e91d5a1e referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown Library File Manager

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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References

Sources

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