Secure File Manager < 2.8.2 - Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2020-35235
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published November 23, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access control. Thus, any authenticated user can run the elFinder upload command to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug secure-file-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.8.2
Patched Version
  • 2.8.2
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