CVE-2025-0818 Multiple elFinder Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via directory traversal in vulnerable WordPress file manager plugins if the file manager is explicitly exposed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0818?
CVE-2025-0818 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution, published on 13 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Several WordPress plugins using elFinder versions 2.1.64 and prior are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a site owner to explicitly make an instance of the file manager available to users.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0818?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0818?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0818 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-0818 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0818 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2025-0919, CVE-2025-0925, GHSA-fhmh-jw4r-2xp9.