GHSA-45x3-mw7q-wf7f is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in studio-42/elfinder. A fix is available for studio-42/elfinder — see the affected versions and patch details below.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Studio 42 elFinder before 2.1.36 has a directory traversal vulnerability in elFinder.class.php with the zipdl() function that can allow a remote attacker to download files accessible by the web server process and delete files owned by the account running the web server process.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | studio-42/elfinder | all versions | 2.1.36composer require studio-42/elfinder:^2.1.36 |
Affected Products
elfinderstd42Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for studio-42/elfinder, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update studio-42/elfinder to 2.1.36 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-45x3-mw7q-wf7f is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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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