M Files
CVE-2022-4264
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Incorrect Privilege Assignment in M-Files Web (Classic) in M-Files before 22.8.11691.0 allows low privilege user to change some configuration. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
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This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. Incorrect Privilege Assignment in M-Files Web (Classic) in M-Files before 22.8.11691.0 allows low privilege user to change some configuration. Affected products include: M-Files. Version information: before 22.8.11691.0.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Incorrect Privilege Assignment in M-Files Web (Classic) in M-Files before 22.8.11691.0 allows low privilege user to change some configuration.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP requests with crafted Range o
Lack of protection against brute force attacks in M-Files Server before 23.12.13205.0 allows an attacker unlimited authe
Authentication bypass condition in LDAP authentication in M-Files server versions before 24.11 supported usage of OpenLD
Under rare conditions, the effective permissions of an object might be incorrectly calculated if the object has a specif
Javascript injection in PDFtron in M-Files Hubshare before 3.3.10.9 allows authenticated attackers to perform an account
Session token disclosure in M-Files Server (all releases before 25.12.15491.7, 25.8 LTS SR3, 25.2 LTS SR3, and 24.8 LTS
Stored XSS in M-Files Hubshare versions before 5.0.6.0 allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript
Reflected XSS in M-Files Hubshare before version 5.0.6.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the
A path traversal issue in API endpoint in M-Files Server before version 24.8.13981.0 and LTS 24.2.13421.15 SR2 and LTS 2
Execution of downloaded content flaw in M-Files Web Companion before release version 23.10 and LTS Service Release Versi
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation
Desktop component service allows lateral movement between sessions in M-Files before 23.4.12455.0. Rated high severity (
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