TI-2021-19360 Aliases CVE-2021-43421 GHSA-x4jx-hjwf-gc99

A File Upload vulnerability exists in Studio-42 elFinder 2.0.4 to 2.1.59 via…

HIGH 71CWE-434Published 2022-04-07 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

A File Upload vulnerability exists in Studio-42 elFinder 2.0.4 to 2.1.59 via connector.minimal.php, which allows a remote malicious user to upload arbitrary files and execute PHP code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.42781 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): 2.1.60

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)	2.0.4 to before 2.1.60	2.1.60	Patch available	GHSA-x4jx-hjwf-gc99

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0.4 to before 2.1.60 Fixed in 2.1.60 Patch available GHSA-x4jx-hjwf-gc99

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder::::::::	2.0.4 – 2.1.59	Vulnerable	Std42

cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 – 2.1.59 Vulnerable ·Std42

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-x4jx-hjwf-gc99 studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.60 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43421
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4jx-hjwf-gc99

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/issues/3429

Advisory 2

Other 2

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-2022-10265 In Studio-42 elFinder 2.1.60, there is a vulnerability that causes remote code execution… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-17916 _joinPath in elFinderVolumeLocalFileSystem.class.php in elFinder before 2.1.62 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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