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CVE-2025-52997 json

File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords

published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-23536 , GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7gg , GO-2025-3792

cvss
5.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename and edit files. Prior to version 2.34.1, a missing password policy and brute-force protection makes the authentication process insecure. Attackers could mount a brute-force attack to retrieve the passwords of all accounts in a given instance. This issue has been patched in version 2.34.1.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2 2.34.1
  • filebrowser filebrowser 2.34.1
  • govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.0.20250730T213748-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:15405-1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7gg referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2
<2.34.1
2.34.1
go github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser
<=1.11.0
all versions
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • filebrowser filebrowser

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements
  • CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials

References

Sources

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