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CVE-2025-52997 Detail

Description

File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename and edit files. Prior to version 2.34.1, a missing password policy and brute-force protection makes the authentication process insecure. Attackers could mount a brute-force attack to retrieve the passwords of all accounts in a given instance. This issue has been patched in version 2.34.1.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/bf37f88c32222ad9c186482bb97338a9c9b4a93c GitHub, Inc. Patch 
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7gg GitHub, Inc. Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20250327-01_Filebrowser_Insecure_Password_Handling GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-52997
NVD Published Date:
06/30/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/04/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.