CVE-2020-25213
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-09-09 00:00
Modified
2024-08-04 15:33
Severity ?
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0dayExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developersProduct, Release Notes
cve@mitre.orghttps://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/Press/Media Coverage
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0dayExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developersProduct, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/Press/Media Coverage
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213

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