Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A vulnerable WordPress plugin could let an unauthenticated visitor change page titles and content. This is mainly an integrity and reputational risk: site defacement, misleading content, and business trust damage. The CVE sources rate it medium with CVSS 5.8, and no provided source confirms active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a prompt remediation item for any WordPress site using the plugin, especially customer-facing sites. It is not described as data theft or ransomware-enabling, but unauthorized content changes can directly harm brand trust, compliance messaging, and customer safety.
Technical view
Frontend File Manager for WordPress is vulnerable through the wpfm_edit_file_title_desc AJAX action in versions up to 18.2. The issue is missing authorization, missing ownership checks, and no security nonce, allowing unauthenticated content and title changes across site pages. The mapped weakness is CWE-862.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the nmedia Frontend File Manager plugin at version 18.2 or earlier. Sites without this plugin are not affected based on the provided sources. The bundle does not provide installation prevalence or hosting-specific exposure data.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is network-reachable, requires no authentication, no user interaction, and low attack complexity. It affects integrity, not confidentiality or availability, according to the CVSS vector. KEV is false and the provided sources do not establish active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The record is clear on root cause and affected range, but the bundle does not provide a precise fixed version, exploit prevalence, or proof of exploitation. Validation should focus on plugin presence, versioning, integrity review, and evidence of unauthenticated interaction with the vulnerable AJAX action.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Frontend File Manager plugin usage and version.
- Update the plugin using WordPress.org or vendor guidance before version 18.2 remains deployed.
- Disable or remove the plugin where no supported fixed version is available.
- Review public pages for unauthorized title or content changes.
- Restrict administrative AJAX exposure where feasible through platform controls.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Frontend File Manager is installed on each WordPress site.
- Check plugin versions and flag any deployment at 18.2 or earlier.
- Review web logs for unauthenticated access to the named vulnerable AJAX action.
- Compare page titles and content against known-good versions or backups.
- Verify the plugin is updated, disabled, or removed after remediation.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c434e6b8-0dd5-4ffe-93b1-1af614c08f85?source=cveCVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-frontend-file-manager-plugin-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2554359%40nmedia-user-file-uploader&new=2554359%40nmedia-user-file-uploader&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.