CVE-2021-40964

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: September 15, 2021 Modified: December 31, 2025

Description

A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in TinyFileManager all version up to and including 2.4.6 that allows attackers to upload a file (with Admin credentials or with the CSRF vulnerability) with the "fullpath" parameter containing path traversal strings (../ and ..\) in order to escape the server's intended working directory and write malicious files onto any directory on the computer.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/953368dcdd9e5eeefd83920166099528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

prasathmani