CVE-2025-53893 HIGH

CVE-2025-53893: File Browser Vulnerable to Uncontrolled Memory Consumption Due to Oversized File Processing

Vendor Filebrowser
Product filebrowser
Weakness CWE-400
Published July 15, 2025
Last update July 15, 2025

CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename, and edit files. In version 2.38.0, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the file processing logic when reading a file on endpoint `Filebrowser-Server-IP:PORT/files/{file-name}` . While the server correctly handles and stores uploaded files, it attempts to load the entire content into memory during read operations without size checks or resource limits. This allows an authenticated user to upload a large file and trigger uncontrolled memory consumption on read, potentially crashing the server and making it unresponsive. As of time of publication, no known patches are available.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 15, 2025 CVE published
July 15, 2025 Record updated