CVE-2020-25213

filemanagerpro file manager

Published 9 Sept 2020 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 · Patch
seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers · Product, Release Notes
zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ · Press/Media Coverage
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213 · US Government Resource