CVE-2025-0818

Aug. 13, 2025, 5:33 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

Several WordPress plugins using elFinder versions 2.1.64 and prior are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a site owner to explicitly make an instance of the file manager available to users.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Wordpress
  • Plugin
  • elfinder

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a wordpress plugin elfinder <2.1.64 / / / / / wordpress

References

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder
https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/blob/master/php/elFinder.class.php#L5367
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php#L5411
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/filester/trunk/includes/File_manager/lib/php/elFinder.class.php#L5378
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/lib/php/elFinder.class.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3319016/filester
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3335715/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a166de-3bdf-4883-91ba-655f2757c53b?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-22
2025-08-13
CVE-2025-0818

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 13, 2025, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 13, 2025, 5:33 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.