CVE-2025-0818 json
Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-24540
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
Affected products
- ninjateam File Manager Pro – Filester
- saadiqbal Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
- File Manager File Manager Pro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a166de-3bdf-4883-91ba-655f2757c53b?source=cve
- github.com /Studio-42/elFinder
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/lib/php/elFinder.class.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php#L5411
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/filester/trunk/includes/File_manager/lib/php/elFinder.class.php#L5378
- github.com /Studio-42/elFinder/blob/master/php/elFinder.class.php#L5367
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3319016/filester
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3335715/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-0818
- NVD CVE-2025-0818
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