Elfinder
CVE-2024-38909
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.49%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in composer
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Copying files with an unauthorized extension between server directories allows an arbitrary attacker to expose secrets, perform RCE, etc. Affected products include: Std42 Elfinder.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
DescriptionCVE.org
Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Copying files with an unauthorized extension between server directories allows an arbitrary attacker to expose secrets, perform RCE, etc.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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
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
Command injection in elFinder before 2.1.67 lets attackers reach OS command execution as the web server user through the
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