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TI-2023-28504 Aliases CVE-2023-52044GHSA-jh2f-6jmr-qxf8

Studio-42 eLfinder 2.1.62 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) as there is no…

Priority HIGH 82CWE-434Published · Updated

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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

Studio-42 eLfinder 2.1.62 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) as there is no restriction for uploading files with the .php8 extension.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0079 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:2.1.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.62VulnerableStd42
  • cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:2.1.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.62 Vulnerable ·Std42

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52044
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh2f-6jmr-qxf8

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2019-06652 elFinder before 2.1.48 has a command injection vulnerability in the PHP connector. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 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
  • 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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