TI-2026-32450 Aliases CVE-2026-44521 GHSA-c3gj-q88f-7hqj

elFinder: SQL Injection MySQL Volume Driver (elFinderVolumeMySQL)

MEDIUM 40CWE-89Published 2026-05-27 · Updated 2026-05-27

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.68, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the elFinder MySQL volume driver (elFinderVolumeMySQL) allows any logged-in user, including users with read-only access to the affected volume, to inject SQL through a crafted target file hash. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized data disclosure and denial of service. This vulnerability only affects installations configured to use the MySQL volume driver. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.68.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00243 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed elFinder (Studio-42): 2.1.68studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): 2.1.68

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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
Studio-42	elFinder	before 2.1.68	2.1.68	Patch available	CNA
—	studio-42/elfinder (Packagist)	before 2.1.68	2.1.68	Patch available	GHSA-c3gj-q88f-7hqj

elFinder VendorStudio-42 Affected before 2.1.68 Fixed in 2.1.68 Patch available CNA
studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.68 Fixed in 2.1.68 Patch available GHSA-c3gj-q88f-7hqj

Remediation

Fix · CNA elFinder (Studio-42) Fixed in 2.1.68
Fix · GHSA-c3gj-q88f-7hqj studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.68 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44521
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3gj-q88f-7hqj

References

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44521

Other 2

TI-2026-56500 elFinder: SSRF protection bypass via DNS rebinding in the `fsock_get_contents()` fallback CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2026-56501 elFinder: CSRF in netmount allows forced FTP mounts and server-side FTP connections CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2026-56502 elFinder: ZIP extraction bypasses uploadDeny MIME filter allowing PHP file upload (RCE) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

Sources

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