Elfinder
CVE-2013-1972
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.45%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the elFinder file manager module 6.x-0.x before 6.x-0.8 and 7.x-0.x before 7.x-0.8 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the elFinder file manager module 6.x-0.x before 6.x-0.8 and 7.x-0.x before 7.x-0.8 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims to create, modify, or delete files via unknown vectors. Affected products include: Alexey Sukhotin Elfinder. Version information: before 6..
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the elFinder file manager module 6.x-0.x before 6.x-0.8 and 7.x-0.x before 7.x-0.8 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims to create, modify, or delete files via unknown vectors.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.
elFinder before 2.1.48 has a command injection vulnerability in the PHP connector. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), t
In Studio-42 elFinder 2.1.60, there is a vulnerability that causes remote code execution through file name bypass for fi
The package studio-42/elfinder before 2.1.58 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via execution of PHP code in
connector.minimal.php in std42 elFinder through 2.1.60 is affected by path traversal. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1)
SSRF protection bypass in elFinder's URL upload feature allows remote attackers to reach internal HTTP services by explo
Remote code execution in elFinder prior to 2.1.70 allows an authenticated user with ZIP upload permission to bypass the
_joinPath in elFinderVolumeLocalFileSystem.class.php in elFinder before 2.1.62 allows path traversal in the PHP LocalVol
Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerabil
CSRF protection is absent for the netmount command in elFinder prior to 2.1.70, allowing a cross-site request from an at
Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.37 has a directory traversal vulnerability in elFinder.class.php with the zipdl() function
Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.36 has a directory traversal vulnerability in elFinder.class.php with the zipdl() function
GitHub PoC
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