Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 16, 2026
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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RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply it as soon as possible and verify the fix.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307).
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.
CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory
Lifecycle Timeline
3Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-52997 presents moderate security risk rated CVSS 5.9. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FileBrowser before v2.23.0 allows an authenticated attacker to escalate pr
Symlink-following read paths in FileBrowser Quantum serve files from outside a user's assigned scope: download, preview,
Recursive operation authorization bypass in File Browser before v2.63.22 permits any authenticated user to copy, rename,
Path normalization bypass in Filebrowser prior to 2.57.1 allows authenticated users to circumvent file access restrictio
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, previ
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, previ
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, previ
Arbitrary file read in FileBrowser Quantum (gtsteffaniak/filebrowser) before 1.4.3-beta lets any authenticated user, reg
File Browser versions 2.50.0 through 2.63.21 permit indefinite session persistence via expired JWT tokens when proxy aut
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, previ
Arbitrary file deletion in filebrowser before 2.63.19 allows authenticated users holding only Create permission to delet
Same technique Information Disclosure
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SUSE
Severity: Medium| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
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