CVE-2021-40964
A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in TinyFileManager all version up to and including 2.4.6 that allows attackers to upload a file (with Admin credentials or with the CSRF vulnerability) with the "fullpath" parameter containing path traversal strings…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 8.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in TinyFileManager all version up to and including 2.4.6 that allows attackers to upload a file (with Admin credentials or with the CSRF vulnerability) with the "fullpath" parameter containing path traversal strings (../ and ..\) in order to escape the server's intended working directory and write malicious files onto any directory on the computer.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.24% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 March 2022
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- prasathmani/tiny file manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/953368dcdd9e5eeefd83920166099528Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanagerProduct, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/953368dcdd9e5eeefd83920166099528Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanagerProduct, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.