Fileviewer <= 2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

8.8
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2021-24491
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published August 17, 2021
Last Updated July 20, 2022
Researcher Jin Huang

Description

The Fileviewer WordPress plugin through 2.2 does not have CSRF checks in place when performing actions such as upload and delete files. As a result, attackers could make a logged in administrator delete and upload arbitrary files via a CSRF attack

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Vulnerability Details for Fileviewer

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug fileviewer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2

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