Frontend File Manager Plugin

Frontend File Manager Plugin has 34 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2014 and 2026; 24 are fixed and 10 remain unpatched as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.9, and the most serious one scores 9.9 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 6 critical and 11 high. 2026 was the busiest year with 11 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Missing Authorization, behind 15 of the records (44%). Other recurring categories include Unrestricted Upload Of File With Dangerous Type, Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key.

24 of the records (71%) have a vendor fix, while 10 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

21 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (8) reported by Jerome Bruandet.

01234567891025.09.2014Today25.09.20148.8Frontend File Manager Plugin < 3.6 - Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 8.8 · 25.09.201410.06.20159.8Frontend File Manager <= 3.7 - Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 9.8 · 10.06.201516.07.20169.8Frontend File Manager < 4.0 & N-Media Post Front-end Form < 1.1 & - Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 9.8 · 16.07.201612.07.20215.8Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Content Injection CVSS 5.8 · 12.07.20216.4Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Privilege Escalation CVSS 6.4 · 12.07.20217.2Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 7.2 · 12.07.20219.9Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Authenticated Settings Change leading to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 9.9 · 12.07.20217.2Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection leading to Spam Emails CVSS 7.2 · 12.07.20216.5Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion CVSS 6.5 · 12.07.20219.0Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download CVSS 9.0 · 12.07.20215.8Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Post Meta Change CVSS 5.8 · 12.07.202106.09.20228.8Frontend File Manager <= 21.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update CVSS 8.8 · 06.09.202207.09.20226.5Frontend File Manager <= 21.2 - Missing Authorization CVSS 6.5 · 07.09.20228.8Frontend File Manager <= 21.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 8.8 · 07.09.202226.09.20228.8Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 21.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to File Upload CVSS 8.8 · 26.09.202213.11.20239.1Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 22.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Directory Traversal CVSS 9.1 · 13.11.202312.02.20245.3Frontend File Manager <= 22.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via user uploads CVSS 5.3 · 12.02.202404.07.20254.3Frontend File Manager <= 23.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection CVSS 4.3 · 04.07.202524.07.20257.5Frontend File Manager <= 21.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion CVSS 7.5 · 24.07.202522.09.20255.3Frontend File Manager <= 23.2 - Missing Authorization CVSS 5.3 · 22.09.202530.10.20254.3Frontend File Manager <= 23.2 - Missing Authorization CVSS 4.3 · 30.10.202524.11.20254.3Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Renaming CVSS 4.3 · 24.11.202517.12.20258.1Frontend File Manager <= 23.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 8.1 · 17.12.202516.01.20265.3Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.5 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference CVSS 5.3 · 16.01.202627.01.20267.5Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Sharing via 'file_id' Parameter CVSS 7.5 · 27.01.202617.02.20265.3Frontend File Manager <= 23.5 - Missing Authorization CVSS 5.3 · 17.02.202611.04.20264.3Frontend File Manager <= 23.6 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Download Access CVSS 4.3 · 11.04.202604.06.20264.3Frontend File Manager <= 23.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Post Deletion CVSS 4.3 · 04.06.202625.06.20265.3Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated File Download CVSS 5.3 · 25.06.20266.4Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 6.4 · 25.06.202627.06.20268.1Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 8.1 · 27.06.202602.08.20264.3Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 4.3 · 02.08.202616.08.20269.1Frontend File Manager <= 23.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 9.1 · 16.08.202604.10.20267.2Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 7.2 · 04.10.2026

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.9/ 10
Patch Coverage71%
Open

10

Fixed

24

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Most severe open issueCVSS 9.1CVE-2026-12277

Frontend File Manager <= 23.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

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Vulnerability Records

34 records
2026-10-04 08:28CVE-2026-32577
7.2
High
Chamseddine BouzaieneNo
2026-08-16 00:00CVE-2026-12277
9.1
Critical
Chamseddine BouzaieneNo
2026-08-02 00:00CVE-2026-16292
4.3
Medium
Yaswanth Reddy SunkaraNo
2026-06-27 11:08CVE-2026-8095
8.1
High
sorawautsukushiiiNo
2026-06-25 00:00CVE-2026-8379
5.3
Medium
Alexander JurkschatNo
2026-06-25 00:00CVE-2026-8378
6.4
Medium
Mohamad Nour AlmujarkeshNo
2026-06-04 00:00CVE-2026-8380
4.3
Medium
Tiago FerreiraNo
2026-04-11 00:00CVE-2026-5337
4.3
Medium
Mohamad Nour AlmujarkeshNo
2026-02-17 00:00CVE-2026-0829
5.3
Medium
ibrahimsqlNo
2026-01-27 21:50CVE-2026-1280
7.5
High
Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan)Yes
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