PT-2018-18859 · Studio 42 · Elfinder

Kevin Kotas + 1 · Published 2018-03-28 · Updated 2022-05-13 · CVE-2018-9110

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Studio 42 elFinder versions prior to 2.1.37

Description The issue is related to a directory traversal vulnerability in the elFinder.class.php file, specifically with the zipdl() function. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to download files accessible by the web server process and delete files owned by the account running the web server process.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.37, update to version 2.1.37 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the zipdl() function in elFinder.class.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to sensitive files and directories to prevent unauthorized access.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9110

GHSA-44P8-C3WV-F28R

Affected Products

Elfinder

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/wiki/Advisory-about-vulnerability-of-CVE-2018-9109-and-CVE-2018-9110 · Exploit
• https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/e6351557b86cc10a7651253d2d2aff7f6b918f8e · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9110 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9110 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-44p8-c3wv-f28r · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/releases/tag/2.1.37 · Note