CVE-2022-1777 Filr - Secure Document Library < 1.2.2.1 - Subscriber+ AJAX Calls
Authenticated users can upload arbitrary HTML files and delete files due to missing authorization checks in AJAX actions.
- 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-2022-1777?
CVE-2022-1777 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Filr – Secure document library, published on 13 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Filr WordPress plugin before 1.2.2.1 does not have authorisation check in two of its AJAX actions, allowing them to be called by any authenticated users, such as subscriber. They are are protected with a nonce, however the nonce is leaked on the dashboard. This could allow them to upload arbitrary HTML files as well as delete all files or arbitrary ones.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1777?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Filr Project Filr.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1777?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-1777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Filr – Secure document library
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hjh-mf35-j3ff.