CVE-2020-25213

CVE Published	2020-09-09
Related CWE(s)	CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Related Vendor(s)	webdesi9
Related Product(s)	file_manager
Exploitation Reported (CISA KEV)	2021-11-03
CVSS 3 Base Score	10.0 (CRITICAL)
CVSS 3 Attack Complexity	LOW
CVSS 3 Attack Vector	NETWORK

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.

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Associated CAPEC Patterns

Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1)

In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by an authorization framework. This framework maps Access Control Lists (ACLs) to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application, or can run queries for data that they otherwise not supposed to.

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CVE-2020-25213

Cyber Threat Graph Context

Associated CAPEC Patterns

Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1)

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