File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. In versions 2.61.2 and below, any unauthenticated visitor can register a full administrator account when self-registration (signup = true) is enabled and the default user permissions have perm.admin = true. The signup handler blindly applies all default settings (including Perm.Admin) to the new user without any server-side guard that strips admin from self-registered accounts. The signupHandler is supposed to create unprivileged accounts for new visitors. It contains no explicit user.Perm.Admin = false reset after applying defaults. If an administrator (intentionally or accidentally) configures defaults.perm.admin = true and also enables signup, every account created via the public registration endpoint is an administrator with full control over all files, users, and server settings. This issue has been resolved in version 2.62.0.
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-5gg9-5g7w-hm73 | File Browser Signup Grants Admin When Default Permissions Include Admin |
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History
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser |
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Filebrowser
Filebrowser filebrowser |
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000
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| Description | File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. In versions 2.61.2 and below, any unauthenticated visitor can register a full administrator account when self-registration (signup = true) is enabled and the default user permissions have perm.admin = true. The signup handler blindly applies all default settings (including Perm.Admin) to the new user without any server-side guard that strips admin from self-registered accounts. The signupHandler is supposed to create unprivileged accounts for new visitors. It contains no explicit user.Perm.Admin = false reset after applying defaults. If an administrator (intentionally or accidentally) configures defaults.perm.admin = true and also enables signup, every account created via the public registration endpoint is an administrator with full control over all files, users, and server settings. This issue has been resolved in version 2.62.0. | |
| Title | File Browser Self Registration Grants Any User Admin Access When Default Permissions Include Admin | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
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cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-19T23:39:54.116Z
Reserved: 2026-03-13T18:53:03.533Z
Link: CVE-2026-32760
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-03-20T00:16:17.440
Modified: 2026-03-20T13:37:50.737
Link: CVE-2026-32760
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-03-20T10:43:42Z
Github GHSA