CVE-2026-16292 Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - File Metadata Update via CSRF
Attackers can modify file metadata via CSRF to force file downloads, affecting logged-in users and potentially guests if uploads are enabled.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16292?
CVE-2026-16292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 2 Aug 2026. 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
The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not perform nonce validation on one of its file-metadata update actions, allowing an attacker to modify the metadata of a logged-in user's uploaded file via a CSRF attack, which can be leveraged to download that file. When guest uploads are enabled, the same action is reachable unauthenticated against any user's file.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16292?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16292?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16292 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16292 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rf9-6fhx-g6mg.