Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-0818Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in File Manager Pro from File Manager. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ninjateam | File Manager Pro – Filester | 0 – through 1.8.9 |
| saadiqbal | Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution | 0 – through 5.3.6 |
| File Manager | File Manager Pro | 0 – through 8.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
References
- 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