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TI-2026-74498 Aliases CVE-2026-57493

FileRise remember-me login restores stale admin role after demotion

Priority HIGH 65CWE-613Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.

Summary

FileRise, a self-hosted web file manager by error311, prior to 3.16.0 stores the isAdmin flag in remember-me tokens and restores that stored value during automatic login instead of reading the account's current role from users.txt. A user issued a token while an administrator keeps administrator access after being demoted, and each token rotation copies the stale privilege into the replacement token. Exploitation requires possession of the pre-demotion remember-me token. CWE-613 (Insufficient Session Expiration) applies, with CVSS 3.1 base score 6.8 (MEDIUM).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.16.0, FileRise stores the isAdmin flag in remember-me tokens and restores that stale value during automatic login instead of resolving the account's current role from users.txt. A user who was issued a token while an administrator can retain administrator access after demotion, and token rotation copies the stale privilege into each replacement token. Exploitation requires possession of the pre-demotion remember-me token. This issue is fixed in version 3.16.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.003 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FileRise (error311): 3.16.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
error311FileRisebefore 3.16.03.16.0Patch availableCNA
  • FileRise Vendorerror311 Affected before 3.16.0 Fixed in 3.16.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:filerise:filerise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——error311
  • cpe:2.3:a:filerise:filerise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·error311

Remediation

Upgrade FileRise to version 3.16.0, which fixes the issue. Affected versions are those before 3.16.0.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA FileRise (error311) Fixed in 3.16.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57493
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-74499 Unauthenticated file overwrite in FileRise via upload-enabled shares CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-25514 FileRise: Default Encryption Key Enables Token Forgery and Config Decryption CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-41705 FileRise vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in SVG File Handling CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
  • TI-2026-25513 FileRise: WebDAV upload path bypasses filename validation enforced by regular uploads CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-74495 WebDAV authentication in FileRise skips TOTP two-factor check CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-74494 Authentication bypass in FileRise via spoofed reverse-proxy headers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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