TI-2023-17916 Aliases CVE-2023-35840 GHSA-wm5g-p99q-66g4

_joinPath in elFinderVolumeLocalFileSystem.class.php in elFinder before 2.1.62 allows…

MEDIUM 62CWE-22Published 2023-06-19 · Updated 2024-12-11

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

_joinPath in elFinderVolumeLocalFileSystem.class.php in elFinder before 2.1.62 allows path traversal in the PHP LocalVolumeDriver connector.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01936 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): 2.1.62

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	studio-42/elfinder (Packagist)	before 2.1.62	2.1.62	Patch available	GHSA-wm5g-p99q-66g4

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.62 Fixed in 2.1.62 Patch available GHSA-wm5g-p99q-66g4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder::::::::	before 2.1.62	Vulnerable	Std42

cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.62 Vulnerable ·Std42

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-wm5g-p99q-66g4 studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.62 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35840
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm5g-p99q-66g4

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/bb9aaa7b096a1b83f2f85657c43f12131ece2891

Other 1

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

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

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Sources

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