CVE-2019-6257 elFinder Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

What is CVE-2019-6257?

CVE-2019-6257 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in elFinder before 2.1.46 could allow a malicious user to access the content of internal network resources. This occurs in get_remote_contents() in php/elFinder.class.php.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6257?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including studio-42/elfinder. It affects 1 product.

Products include Std42 Elfinder.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6257?

Upgrade studio-42/elfinder to 2.1.49 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2019-6257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2023-52044 File upload in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-38909 Studio 42 elFinder vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-27115 RCE in Studio-42 elFinder on Windows before 2.1.61 Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-43421 elFinder Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-32682 Multiple vulnerabilities leading to RCE Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3qhm-qfj3-4rrx.