Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.37 has a directory traversal vulnerability in…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.37 has a directory traversal vulnerability in elFinder.class.php with the zipdl() function that can allow a remote attacker to download files accessible by the web server process and delete files owned by the account running the web server process. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-9109.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0288 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): 2.1.37
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) | 2.1.12 to before 2.1.37 | 2.1.37 | Patch available | GHSA-44p8-c3wv-f28r |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.1.12 to before 2.1.37 Fixed in 2.1.37 Patch available GHSA-44p8-c3wv-f28r
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-44p8-c3wv-f28r studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.37 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9110
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44p8-c3wv-f28r
References
More Std42 Elfinder vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06652 elFinder before 2.1.48 has a command injection vulnerability in the PHP connector. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28504 Studio-42 eLfinder 2.1.62 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) as there is no… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-12350 Multiple vulnerabilities leading to RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-10186 connector.minimal.php in std42 elFinder through 2.1.60 is affected by path traversal. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-19360 A File Upload vulnerability exists in Studio-42 elFinder 2.0.4 to 2.1.59 via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-10265 In Studio-42 elFinder 2.1.60, there is a vulnerability that causes remote code execution… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-9110 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-9110 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44p8-c3wv-f28r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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