CVE-2026-0829 | Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Sending

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.5 allows unauthenticated users to send emails through the site without any security checks. This lets attackers use the WordPress site as an open relay for spam or phishing emails to anyone. Attackers can also guess file IDs to access and share uploaded files without permission, exposing sensitive information.

Published: 2026-02-17 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-0829 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-0829

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-26 2.48% 2.58% +0.11%
2 2026-04-17 2.87% 2.48% -0.39%
3 2026-04-13 — 2.87% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-0829

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-0829

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-0829

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-0829

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