CVE-2022-0403 Library File Manager < 5.2.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Creation/Upload/Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can upload arbitrary files due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Library File Manager plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0403?
CVE-2022-0403 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Library File Manager, published on 4 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Library File Manager WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 is using an outdated version of the elFinder library, which is know to be affected by security issues (CVE-2021-32682), and does not have any authorisation as well as CSRF checks in its connector AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it. Furthermore, as the options passed to the elFinder library does not restrict any file type, users with a role as low as subscriber can Create/Upload/Delete Arbitrary files and folders.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpjos Library File Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-0403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Library File Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6pvh-hm7g-3cc8.