CVE-2021-4368 (GCVE-0-2021-4368)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-07 01:51
Modified
2026-04-08 17:15
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Settings Change in versions up to, and including, 18.2. This is due to lacking capability checks and a security nonce, all on the wpfm_save_settings AJAX action. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to edit the plugin settings, such as the allowed upload file types. This can lead to remote code execution through other vulnerabilities.
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