CVE-2022-26960 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

connector.minimal.php in std42 elFinder through 2.1.60 is affected by path traversal. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read, write, and browse files outside the configured document root. This is due to improper handling of absolute file paths.

Published: 2022-03-21

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: 51.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-7q88-jxvp-9gp2	Path Traversal in Studio-42 elFinder through 2.1.60

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50993.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/3b758495538a448ac8830ee3559e7fb2c260c6db
https://www.synacktiv.com/publications.html
https://www.synacktiv.com/publications/elfinder-the-story-of-a-repwning.html

History

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Subscriptions

Std42 Elfinder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-03-21T16:52:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:18:38.390Z

Reserved: 2022-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-26960

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-21T17:15:07.740

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:36:13.747

Link: CVE-2022-26960

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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