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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07 Nov 2025, 22:01
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Filemanagerpro file Manager
Filemanagerpro |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:filemanagerpro:file_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | |
| References | () https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html - Third Party Advisory, Broken Link | |
| References | () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213 - US Government Resource |
22 Oct 2025, 00:17
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21 Oct 2025, 19:18
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21 Nov 2024, 05:17
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v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 10.0 |
| References | () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 - Patch | |
| References | () https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ - Press/Media Coverage |
26 Jul 2024, 19:54
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| References | () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 - Patch | |
| References | () https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ - Press/Media Coverage |
03 Apr 2023, 20:15
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Information
Published : 2020-09-09 16:15
Updated : 2025-11-07 22:01
NVD link : CVE-2020-25213
Mitre link : CVE-2020-25213
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-25213
JSON object : View
Products Affected
filemanagerpro
- file_manager
CWE
CWE-434
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
