CVE-2021-32682Multiple vulnerabilities leading to RCE
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 68.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Several vulnerabilities affect elFinder 2.1.58. These vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and commands on the server hosting the elFinder PHP connector, even with minimal configuration. The issues were patched in version 2.1.59. As a workaround, ensure the connector is not exposed without authentication.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and a Nuclei template for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- elFinder Archive Command Injection (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/elfinder_archive_cmd_injectionRank excellentdisclosed 13 Jun 2021
Nuclei templates1 template
- elFinder 2.1.58 - Remote Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-32682.yamlSeverity critical
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 33 days later
· 33 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 68.5% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagiststudio-42/elfinderGHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr (opens in a new tab)
References
References4
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/security/advisories/GHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/a106c350b7dfe666a81d6b576816db9fe0899b17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164173/elFinder-Archive-Command-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/elfinder-case-study-of-web-file-manager-vulnerabilities/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2021-1418 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2021-32682)Record last updated .