Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Several WordPress plugins using elFinder versions 2.1.64 and prior are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a site owner to explicitly make an instance of the file manager available to users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01004 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ninjateam | File Manager Pro – Filester | up to 1.8.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| saadiqbal | Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution | up to 5.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| File Manager | File Manager Pro | up to 8.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- File Manager Pro – Filester Vendorninjateam Affected up to 1.8.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution Vendorsaadiqbal Affected up to 5.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- File Manager Pro VendorFile Manager Affected up to 8.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 2
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ninjateam:filester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ninjateam |
| cpe:2.3:a:advancedfilemanager:advanced_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Advanced File Manager |
- cpe:2.3:a:ninjateam:filester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ninjateam
- cpe:2.3:a:advancedfilemanager:advanced_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Advanced File Manager
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhmh-jw4r-2xp9
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a166de-3bdf-4883-91ba-655f2757c53b?source=cve
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/lib/php/elFinder.class.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php#L5411
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/filester/trunk/includes/File_manager/lib/php/elFinder.class.php#L5378
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/blob/master/php/elFinder.class.php#L5367
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3319016/filester
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3335715/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php
More ninjateam vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04443 File Manager Pro < 1.8 - Remote Code Execution via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04475 File Manager Pro < 1.8.1 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-06039 FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator < 2.2 - Directory Listing to Account… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-02647 WP Chat App < 3.6.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-06137 NinjaTeam Header Footer Custom Code <= 1.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS via CSS Styles CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-06022 NinjaTeam Header Footer Custom Code < 1.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-0818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhmh-jw4r-2xp9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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