CVE-2025-0818
Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 28, 2025
Description
Several WordPress plugins using elFinder versions 2.1.64 and prior are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a site owner to explicitly make an instance of the file manager available to users.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
File Manager Pro – Filesterninjateam |
|
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solutionsaadiqbal |
|
File Manager ProFile Manager |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a166de-3bdf-4883-91ba-655f2757c53b?source=cve
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/lib/php/elFinder.class.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php#L5411
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/filester/trunk/includes/File_manager/lib/php/elFinder.class.php#L5378
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/blob/master/php/elFinder.class.php#L5367
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3319016/filester
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3335715/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php
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