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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-35235 · published 14 December 2020

CVE-2020-35235: Themexa secure file manager vulnerability

TThemexa · Secure File Manager

vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access control. Thus, any authenticated user can run the elFinder upload command to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 18% · top 2.9%
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

vendor/elfinder/php/connector.minimal.php in the secure-file-manager plugin through 2.5 for WordPress loads elFinder code without proper access control. Thus, any authenticated user can run the elFinder upload command to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://blog.nintechnet.com/authenticated-rce-vulnerability-in-wordpress-secure-file-manager-plugin-unpatched/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-file-manager/#developers ProductThird Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/authenticated-rce-vulnerability-in-wordpress-secure-file-manager-plugin-unpatched/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-file-manager/#developers ProductThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-35235), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.