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TI-2023-28505 Aliases CVE-2023-52045GHSA-mq5w-h63c-48mj

Studio-42 eLfinder 2.1.62 contains a filename restriction bypass leading to a persistent…

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Studio-42 eLfinder 2.1.62 contains a filename restriction bypass leading to a persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00289 21st 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
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

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-2023-52045
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq5w-h63c-48mj

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-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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