An issue was discovered in CKFinder through 2.6.2.1 and 3.x through 3.5.0.
Priority LOW 26CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
An issue was discovered in CKFinder through 2.6.2.1 and 3.x through 3.5.0. The documentation has misleading information that could lead to a conclusion that the application has a built-in bulletproof content sniffing protection.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01093 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgxv-jr36-jj9w
References
More CKSource Ckfinder vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-39467 CKFinder 1.4.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the File Upload function. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-11922 An issue was discovered in CKFinder through 2.6.2.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-09199 Path traversal in CKSource CKFinder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-15891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgxv-jr36-jj9w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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