CVE-2019-9194 elFinder command injection vulnerability in the PHP connector

Critical 9.8 Published 26 Feb 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the PHP connector in elFinder, requiring an upgrade to secure the file manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-9194?

CVE-2019-9194 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

elFinder before 2.1.48 has a command injection vulnerability in the PHP connector.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9194?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`studio-42/elfinder` Packagist	All versions	`2.1.48`
`studio-42/elfinder` Packagist	All versions	`2.1.48`

Products include Std42 Elfinder.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9194?

Upgrade studio-42/elfinder to 2.1.48 or later.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2019-9194 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-9194 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 3 Exploit-DB entries, 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4223-qj94-7x9p.