CVE-2025-52997 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-52997

File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

filebrowser

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Affected Software

filebrowser
Vulnerable Versions:
< 2.34.1

Timeline

Official Publish: June 30th, 2025
Last Modified: August 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-307 CWE-521 CWE-1392

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1110 Brute Force
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion