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CVE-2020-25213

Unrestricted Upload of Dangerous File Type: Is CVE-2020-25213 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
Metasploit +1
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
10 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
97%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of Dangerous File Type
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

public exploits

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MetasploitExploit-DB(2)

A working exploit is publicly available from a maintained source. Treat this as higher urgency and verify your exposure.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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

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.

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — WordPress File Manager plugin contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to execute PHP code and upload malicious files on a target site. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~97%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for WordPress File Manager Plugin: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Related CVEs

Same weakness: CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of Dangerous File Type.