01 Record

CVE-2020-25213

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

CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base score10.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N

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02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.

SSVC decision

ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

97.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2020-09-09 00:00Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:35Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-09-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 10.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N

Weaknesses

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

5b9242211d1fde0499f6350f6a62a20b379b18ff2444bf066533cced8e6ccf34

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

filemanagerprofile_managerNot specified—

06 References

wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/#developers
github.comhttps://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
hotforsecurity.bitdefender.comhttps://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
wordfence.comhttps://wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin/
plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
zdnet.comhttps://zdnet.com/article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug/
seravo.comhttps://seravo.com/blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager/
packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25213government-resource