CVE-2018-9109
Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.36 has a directory traversal vulnerability in elFinder.class.php with the zipdl() function that can allow a remote attacker to download files accessible by the web server process and delete files owned by the account…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.36 has a directory traversal vulnerability in elFinder.class.php with the zipdl() function that 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.94% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- std42/elfinder
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/157f471d7e48f190f74e66eb5bc73360b5352fd3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/releases/tag/2.1.36Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/wiki/Advisory-about-vulnerability-of-CVE-2018-9109-and-CVE-2018-9110Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/157f471d7e48f190f74e66eb5bc73360b5352fd3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/releases/tag/2.1.36Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/wiki/Advisory-about-vulnerability-of-CVE-2018-9109-and-CVE-2018-9110Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.