High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-46398
CVE-2021-46398
Description
A Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability exists in Filebrowser < 2.18.0 that allows attackers to create a backdoor user with admin privilege and get access to the filesystem via a malicious HTML webpage that is sent to the victim. An admin can run commands using the FileBrowser and hence it leads to RCE.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2Go | < 2.18.0 | 2.18.0 |
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.18.0
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/74b7cd8e81840537a8206317344f118093153e8dnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165885/FileBrowser-2.17.2-Code-Execution-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- febin0x4e4a.blogspot.com/2022/01/critical-csrf-in-filebrowser.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/critical-csrf-in-filebrowser/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- febinj.medium.com/critical-csrf-to-rce-in-filebrowser-865a3c34b8e7nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- systemweakness.com/critical-csrf-to-rce-in-filebrowser-865a3c34b8e7nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-72wf-hwcq-65h9ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46398ghsaADVISORY
- febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/critical-csrf-in-filebrowserghsaWEB
- github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/1621ghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0563ghsaWEB
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