What is CVE-2026-16292?

CVE-2026-16292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-16292?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

CSRF in Frontend File Manager Plugin

CVE-2026-16292

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.001 (0.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16292?: CVE-2026-16292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-16292?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.