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CVE-2020-25213

Published: Sep 9, 2020Updated: Nov 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-434
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
97.3%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Nov 3, 2021
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-434

Affected Products

n/an/a
file managerfilemanagerpro
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
wp-file-managerСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
filemanagerprocommercialConsumer Softwareaka file manager
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Nov 3, 2021
Remediation due:May 3, 2022

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3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
wordpress.org
https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
github.com
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 9, 2020
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 7, 2025

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