Description
The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not perform nonce validation on one of its file-metadata update actions, allowing an attacker to modify the metadata of a logged-in user's uploaded file via a CSRF attack, which can be leveraged to download that file. When guest uploads are enabled, the same action is reachable unauthenticated against any user's file.
Published: 2026-08-02
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Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Frontend File Manager Plugin
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Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not perform nonce validation on one of its file-metadata update actions, allowing an attacker to modify the metadata of a logged-in user's uploaded file via a CSRF attack, which can be leveraged to download that file. When guest uploads are enabled, the same action is reachable unauthenticated against any user's file.
Title Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - File Metadata Update via CSRF
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-02T06:00:12.411Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T12:21:54.376Z

Link: CVE-2026-16292

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Updated: 2026-08-02T07:45:03Z

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