CVE-2021-40964 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.2% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in TinyFileManager all version up to and including 2.4.6 that allows attackers to upload a file (with Admin credentials or with the CSRF vulnerability) with the "fullpath" parameter containing path traversal strings (../ and ..\) in order to escape the server's intended working directory and write malicious files onto any directory on the computer.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.24% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2021-09-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| prasathmani | tiny file manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Tiny File Manager 2.4.6 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2022-03-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
- https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/953368dcdd9e5eeefd83920166099528
- https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
- https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/953368dcdd9e5eeefd83920166099528
- https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager
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