CVE-2021-4351

Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Post Meta Change

Published Jun 7, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Post Meta Change in versions up to, and including, 18.2. This is due to lacking authentication protections, capability checks, and sanitization, all on the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the meta data of certain posts and pages.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-34178 The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Post Meta Change in versions up to, and including, 18.2. This is due to lacking authentication protections, capability checks, and sanitization, all on the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the meta data of certain posts and pages.
History
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Title Frontend File Manager <= 18.2 - Unauthenticated Post Meta Change
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Jun 6, 2023, 12:42 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:19 AM