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CVE-2025-52997

File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords

Published: Jun 30, 2025Updated: Aug 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-307
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-307CWE-521CWE-1392

Affected Products

Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2
OSS Libraries
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser
OSS Libraries
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
File BrowserOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
filebrowser
oss-project
filebrowserOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / site-builder

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7gg
github.com
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/bf37f88c32222ad9c186482bb97338a9c9b4a93c
github.com
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20250327-01_Filebrowser_Insecure_Password_Handling
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