Vulnerability Intelligence Report
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2020-25213
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:97.33%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-434 ↗CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| filemanagerpro | file_manager | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
97.328%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-09-09T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-09-09T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:35:36 |
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