CVE-2026-34414 Xerte Online Toolkits Path Traversal via connector.php
Attackers can exploit path traversal in the elFinder connector to move files, potentially overwriting application files or achieving remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-34414?
CVE-2026-34414 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in thexerteproject xerteonlinetoolkits, published on 22 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain a relative path traversal vulnerability in the elFinder connector endpoint at /editor/elfinder/php/connector.php where the name parameter in rename commands is not sanitized for path traversal sequences. Attackers can supply a name value containing directory traversal sequences to move files from project media directories to arbitrary locations on the filesystem, potentially overwriting application files, achieving stored cross-site scripting, or combining with other vulnerabilities to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution by moving PHP code files to the application root.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34414?
How do I fix CVE-2026-34414?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-34414 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-2026-34414 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-34414 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmm4-q4hj-r5cm.