CVE-2025-52997

File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords

Published Jun 30, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23536 File Browser vulnerable to insecure password handling
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7gg File Browser vulnerable to insecure password handling
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00045}

epss

{'score': 0.00043}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords
Weaknesses CWE-1392
CWE-307
CWE-521
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2025, 5:38 PM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2025, 3:50 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 30, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:37 AM