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CVE-2025-52997 (GCVE-0-2025-52997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-30 20:05 – Updated: 2025-08-04 17:38
VLAI
Title
File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords
Summary
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename and edit files. Prior to version 2.34.1, a missing password policy and brute-force protection makes the authentication process insecure. Attackers could mount a brute-force attack to retrieve the passwords of all accounts in a given instance. This issue has been patched in version 2.34.1.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-30 20:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-521 - Weak Password Requirements
  • CWE-1392 - Use of Default Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
filebrowser filebrowser Affected: < 2.34.1
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