What is CVE-2019-25632?

CVE-2019-25632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dulldusk Phpfilemanager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-25632?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dulldusk Phpfilemanager

CVE-2019-25632

phpFileManager 1.7.8 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the action, fm_current_dir, and filename parameters. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with crafted parameter values to access sensitive files like /etc/passwd from the server.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dulldusk Phpfilemanager — versions 1.7.8
Sourceforge Phpfilemanager — versions 1.7.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Product, product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25632?: CVE-2019-25632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dulldusk Phpfilemanager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-25632?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.