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CVE-2020-25213

99
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-25213 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin versions prior to 6.9 for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code by exploiting a misconfigured example elFinder connector file. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score of 0.944, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling full compromise of affected systems. It has been actively exploited in the wild since August 2020, with readily available exploit modules in Metasploit and Nuclei, and significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:filemanagerpro:file_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

10.0CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
97.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
Metasploit: WordPress File Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution · Sep 9, 2020
Nuclei: CVE-2020-25213 · Feb 12, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-51224 · Apr 3, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9733 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
ExploitThird Party Advisory
hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com / blog/wordpress-websites-attacked-via-file-manager-plugin-vulnerability-24048.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2373068
Patch
seravo.com / blog/0-day-vulnerability-in-wp-file-manager
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordfence.com / blog/2020/09/700000-wordpress-users-affected-by-zero-day-vulnerability-in-file-manager-plugin
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / plugins/wp-file-manager
ProductRelease Notes
zdnet.com / article/millions-of-wordpress-sites-are-being-probed-attacked-with-recent-plugin-bug
Press/Media Coverage