Private Files <= 0.40 - Protection Disabling via CSRF
Priority LOW 20CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Private Files WordPress plugin through 0.40 is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00435 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Private Files | 0.40 – 0.40 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Private Files VendorUnknown Affected 0.40 – 0.40 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:private_files_project:private_files:0.40:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 0.40 | Vulnerable | Private Files Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:private_files_project:private_files:0.40:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 0.40 Vulnerable ·Private Files Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1793
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcq7-cgmv-f8gw
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1793 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1793 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fcq7-cgmv-f8gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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