CVE-2020-25213
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Sep 9, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 2, 2020
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Oct 11, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-25213.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: status,word($.matchers[*].type)
modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_file_manager_rce.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: PHP($.exploit_multi/http/wp_file_manager_rce.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_multi/http/wp_file_manager_rce.check)
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