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medium 5.3

CVE-2022-3124 json

Frontend File Manager < 21.3 - Unauthenticated File Renaming

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-42551

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.3%
EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • najeebmedia frontend_file_manager 21.3

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Exploit prediction

8.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Frontend File Manager < 21.3 - Unauthenticated File Renaming nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/00f76765-95af-4dbc-8c37-f1b15a0e8608 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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