Vulnerability · Published Mar 21, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-26960
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the studio-42/elfinder package (Packagist). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 51.0% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)51.0%top 1.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
connector.minimal.php in std42 elFinder through 2.1.60 is affected by path traversal. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read, write, and browse files outside the configured document root. This is due to improper handling of absolute file paths.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | studio-42/elfinder | 2.1.61 | GHSA-7q88-jxvp-9gp2 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.synacktiv.com/publications.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/3b758495538a448ac8830ee3559e7fb2c260c6db x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.synacktiv.com/publications/elfinder-the-story-of-a-repwning.html x_refsource_MISC