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    CVE-2020-25213

    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.

    Published:Sep 9, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 7, 2025
    EPS:Sep 9, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.94401
    CVSS Score:10

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 3, 2022
    1592 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Filemanagerpro
    Product
    File Manager

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.htmlhttps://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0dayhttps://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.htmlhttps://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0dayhttps://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49178https://github.com/0000000O0Oo/Wordpress-CVE-2020-25213https://github.com/b1ackros337/CVE-2020-25213https://github.com/BLY-Coder/Python-exploit-CVE-2020-25213https://github.com/Cmadhushanka/wordpress-rce-vapt-cve-2020-25213https://github.com/E1tex/Python-CVE-2020-25213https://github.com/forse01/CVE-2020-25213-Wordpresshttps://github.com/kakamband/WPKillerhttps://github.com/KienHoSD/wp-file-manager-exploit-CVE-2020-25213-with-Zerologonhttps://github.com/mansoorr123/wp-file-manager-CVE-2020-25213https://github.com/piruprohacking/CVE-2020-25213https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51224

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs

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    References

    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://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
    https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
    https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
    https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
    https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
    https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
    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://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
    https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
    https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
    https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
    https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
    https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High