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CVE-2025-0818

Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2025 at 03:42 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:27 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFilesterAdvanced File ManagerFile Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

File Manager· File Managerwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 8.4.2
Filester· Ninjateamwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 1.8.9
Advanced File Manager· Saadiqbalwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 5.3.6

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (8)

Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/blob/master/php/elFinder.class.php#L5367
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php#L5411
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/filester/trunk/includes/File_manager/lib/php/elFinder.class.php#L5378
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-manager/trunk/lib/php/elFinder.class.php
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3319016/filester
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3335715/file-manager-advanced/trunk/application/library/php/elFinder.class.php
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a166de-3bdf-4883-91ba-655f2757c53b?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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