CVE-2020-35235 in the critical feed json
vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper ac…
published 2020-12-14 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-22914
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 18.3%
- EPSS 18.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access control. Thus, any authenticated user can run the elFinder upload command to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
18.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.nintechnet.com https://blog.nintechnet.com/authenticated-rce-vulnerability-in-wordpress-secure-file-manager-plugin-unpatched/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/authenticated-rce-vulnerability-in-wordpress-secure-file-manager-plugin-unpatched/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/secure-file-manager/#developers
product, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-35235
- NVD CVE-2020-35235
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