CVE-2020-25213

10.0 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: September 09, 2020 Modified: November 07, 2025
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Description

The File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin before 6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code because it renames an unsafe example elFinder connector file to have the .php extension. This, for example, allows attackers to run the elFinder upload (or mkfile and put) command to write PHP code into the wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/files/ directory. This was exploited in the wild in August and September 2020.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product Release Notes
https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Press/Media Coverage
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Release Notes
https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Press/Media Coverage
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

19 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
10.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-434 CWE-434

Affected Vendors

filemanagerpro

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