Known Exploited Vulnerability
10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-25213
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Executio - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 9, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:17 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

WordPress File Manager plugin contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to execute PHP code and upload malicious files on a target site.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-25213 has a 34 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25213 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Webdesi9 file_manager
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-25213.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 Patch
https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers Product Release Notes
https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ Press/Media Coverage
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 Patch
https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers Product Release Notes
https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ Press/Media Coverage

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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XiaomingX/awesome-poc-for-red-team

A curated collection of Proof of Concept (PoC) tools, scripts, and techniques designed for red team operations, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research. This repository focuses on providing practical resources for exploring vulnerabilities

attack cybersecurity exp hw penetration-testing poc red-team security-tools vulnerability-poc

Updated: 3 weeks ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.
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0xZEros66/Wordpress-Exploit-AiO-Package

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 30, 2024, 10:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 13 different CVEs too.
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J1ezds/Vulnerability-Wiki-page

这是一个每天同步Vulnerability-Wiki中docs-base中内容的项目

HTML

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2024, 3:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 210 different CVEs too.
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d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.
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Nguyen-id/CVE-2020-25213

None

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 6, 2023, 10:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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E1tex/Python-CVE-2020-25213

Python Interactive Exploit for WP File Manager Vulnerability. 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.

Python

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 2, 2023, 9:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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0day404/vulnerability-poc

A Common Vulnerability PoC Knowledge Base一个普遍漏洞POC知识库

vulnerability

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
18 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : June 24, 2023, 3:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 232 different CVEs too.
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1337kid/Exploits

A collection of exploits that I wrote after reading POCs or after going through the source code

Shell PHP Python

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 17, 2023, 5:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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LeoPer02/IDS-Dataset

Automation of attacks and logging of their system call footprint

Shell Python PHP Dockerfile CSS JavaScript

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 17, 2023, 8:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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Carmofrasao/TCC

None

Python PHP

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 14, 2023, 3:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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BLY-Coder/Python-exploit-CVE-2020-25213

Python exploit for RCE in Wordpress

Python

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Jan. 22, 2023, 4:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Astrogeorgeonethree/Starred2

A curated list of my GitHub Stars

Updated: 6 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2022, 7:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 32 different CVEs too.
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Shamsuzzaman321/Wordpress-Exploit-AiO-Package

Wordpress Exploit AiO Package 2022 with python 3 and 2

HTML Python Shell PHP

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 4:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 13 different CVEs too.
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HaleBera/A-NOVEL-CONTAINER-ATTACKS-DATASET-FOR-INTRUSION-DETECTION-Deployments

None

Jupyter Notebook Shell

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 12, 2022, 9:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.
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b1ackros337/CVE-2020-25213

None

PHP

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2022, 4:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-25213 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25213 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
    Added Reference https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
    Added Reference https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
    Added Reference https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
    Added Reference https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 Patch, Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers Product, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ Press/Media Coverage
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day No Types Assigned https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html No Types Assigned https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/ No Types Assigned https://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ No Types Assigned https://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webdesi9:file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-25213 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-25213 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.45 }} -0.02%

score

0.99977

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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