{"id":"CVE-2020-25213","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-25213","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:19:10.606Z","title":"WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","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.","published":"2020-09-09T16:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:06:36.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["filemanagerpro/file manager"],"epss":{"score":0.97328,"percentile":0.99896,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213"},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2020-12-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51224,"kind":"exploit","title":"WP-file-manager v6.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51224","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/51224.py","file":"exploits/php/webapps/51224.py","published":"2023-04-03","added":"2023-04-03","updated":"2023-05-24","author":"BLY","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2020-25213"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":49178,"kind":"exploit","title":"WordPress Plugin Wp-FileManager 6.8 - RCE","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49178","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/49178.sh","file":"exploits/php/webapps/49178.sh","published":"2020-12-02","added":"2020-12-02","updated":"2021-03-18","author":"Mansoor R","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-25213"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). 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