CVE-2020-35235 (GCVE-0-2020-35235)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-14 02:20 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:02 Unsupported When AssignedSummary
vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access control. Thus, any authenticated user can run the elFinder upload command to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-11 15:18 UTC
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.nintechnet.com/authenticated-rce-vul… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-file-manager… | x_refsource_MISC |
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: d88b3482-d67e-4c0d-9402-f2cd80df08fe
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-07-06
Asserted: 2025-07-06
Scope
Notes: vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access... | Affected: Elfinder / secure-file-manager | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.18284 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2020-35235 |
| Vendor | Elfinder |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | secure-file-manager |
| Added Date | 2025-07-06T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.18284 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.97139 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2020-35235 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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