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CVE-2020-25213 - WordPress File Manager Plugin

AI Vulnerability Context

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...

Overview

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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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CISA KEVCRITICAL
CVE ID
CVE-2020-25213
Vendor/project
WordPress
Product
File Manager Plugin
Vulnerability name
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added
2021-11-03
Due date
2022-05-03
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
10.0
CWE-434

Exploit context

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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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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-dataaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0dayaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developersaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213