CVE-2026-1280 Missing authorization in Frontend File Manager Plugin
Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate and exfiltrate sensitive files via email by exploiting missing authorization checks in the Frontend File Manager Plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1280?
CVE-2026-1280 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Frontend File Manager Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file sharing due to a missing capability check on the 'wpfm_send_file_in_email' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 23.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to share arbitrary uploaded files via email by supplying a file ID. Since file IDs are sequential integers, attackers can enumerate all uploaded files on the site and exfiltrate sensitive data that was intended to be restricted to administrators only.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1280?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1280?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1280 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-2026-1280 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95g8-rf6q-22v9.