Vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin

CVE-2026-8380

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not properly verify ownership of every targeted post before permanent deletion, allowing authenticated users with author-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary posts and pages. When the Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6's "Allow guest uploads" setting is enabled by an administrator, the same deletion primitive becomes reachable by unauthenticated users.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-8380: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Frontend File Manager Plugin — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8380?
CVE-2026-8380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under CWE-73 EXTERNAL CONTROL OF FILE NAME OR PATH. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-8380?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-8380 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.