# CVE-2022-23044: Cross-site request forgery in Tiny File Manager

> An unauthenticated attacker can trick users into performing unintended actions in Tiny File Manager via Cross-Site Request Forgery.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3vg4-f6rw-v3x2

## What is CVE-2022-23044?

CVE-2022-23044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tiny File Manager, published on 25 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Tiny File Manager version 2.4.8 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to persuade users to perform unintended actions within the application. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to CSRF.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23044?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Prasathmani Tiny File Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23044 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23044 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tiny File Manager

- [CVE-2022-40916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40916/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-45476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45476/): File upload in Tiny File Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1000/): Path Traversal in prasathmani/tinyfilemanager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-45010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45010/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-40965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40965/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23044 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tiny File Manager, published on 25 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23044 exists.

Affected product: Tiny File Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23044/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23044
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23044
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23044

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23044/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.