CVE-2020-25213 | BDVDB-2026-0017 Detail
WordPressFile Manager Plugin
Description#
The File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin before 6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code because it renames an unsafe example elFinder connector file to have the .php extension. This, for example, allows attackers to run the elFinder upload (or mkfile and put) command to write PHP code into the wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/files/ directory. This was exploited in the wild in August and September 2020.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
References#
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
- https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
- https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
- https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
- https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
- https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.