CVE-2025-13382 Missing authorization in Frontend File Manager Plugin
Authenticated attackers can rename files uploaded by other users due to missing ownership validation in the Frontend 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-2025-13382?
CVE-2025-13382 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 25 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Frontend File Manager Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 23.4. This is due to the plugin not validating file ownership before processing file rename requests in the '/wpfm/v1/file-rename' REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to rename files uploaded by other users via the 'fileid' parameter.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13382?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13382 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-2025-13382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13382 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-556h-cxm4-3558.