An issue was discovered in CKFinder through 2.6.2.1.
Priority LOW 36CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
An issue was discovered in CKFinder through 2.6.2.1. Improper checks of file names allows remote attackers to upload files without any extension (even if the application was configured to accept files only with a defined set of extensions). This affects CKFinder for ASP, CKFinder for ASP.NET, CKFinder for ColdFusion, and CKFinder for PHP.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01523 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:asp:*:* | before 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | CKSource |
| cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:asp.net:*:* | before 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | CKSource |
| cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:coldfusion:*:* | before 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | CKSource |
| cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:php:*:* | before 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | CKSource |
- cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:asp:*:* Versions before 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·CKSource
- cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:asp.net:*:* Versions before 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·CKSource
- cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:coldfusion:*:* Versions before 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·CKSource
- cpe:2.3:a:cksource:ckfinder:*:*:*:*:*:php:*:* Versions before 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·CKSource
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15862
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfrg-795f-64q8
References
More CKSource Ckfinder vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-39467 CKFinder 1.4.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the File Upload function. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-09199 Path traversal in CKSource CKFinder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-11943 An issue was discovered in CKFinder through 2.6.2.1 and 3.x through 3.5.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-15862 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15862 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfrg-795f-64q8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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