CVE-2020-25213

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS: 97.33%
EPSS Percentile: 99.90%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: cve@mitre.org
Published: 09-Sep-2020 23:15
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 10:06
EPSS Date: 2026-10-12
CWE: CWE-434

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:N /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2021-11-03
Remediation Due: 2022-05-03
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213

Affected Products / Versions

filemanagerpro / file_manager
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 6.9
cpe:2.3:a:filemanagerpro:file_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 13-Oct-2026 01:51
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

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Malware (10)

People (2)

Threat Actors (15)

MITRE ATT&CK (21)

Vendors (3)

Products (9)

Tools (5)

Industries (2)

Countries (4)

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