CVE-2025-46002 — filemanager
MEDIUMCVE-2025-46002 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-23 vulnerability in simogeo/filemanager. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Filemanager is vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal through filemanager.php
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-46002.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
An issue in Filemanager v2.5.0 and below allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via sending a crafted HTTP request to the filemanager.php endpoint.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | simogeo/filemanager | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
filemanagersimogeoDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for simogeo/filemanager, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of simogeo/filemanager for CVE-2025-46002. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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