Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2025· Updated Aug 4, 2025
File Browser Insecurely Handles Passwords
CVE-2025-52997
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2Go | < 2.34.1 | 2.34.1 |
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowserGo | <= 1.11.0 | — |
Affected products
8- osv-coords7 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/filebrowserpkg:apk/chainguard/filebrowser-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/filebrowserpkg:apk/wolfi/filebrowser-compatpkg:golang/github.com/filebrowser/filebrowserpkg:golang/github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2.36.0-r0+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: <= 1.11.0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250730T213748-1.1
- Range: < 2.34.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7ggghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52997ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/bf37f88c32222ad9c186482bb97338a9c9b4a93cghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-cm2r-rg7r-p7ggghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20250327-01_Filebrowser_Insecure_Password_Handlingghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3792ghsaWEB
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