CVE-2021-23394 - studio-42/elfinder - Remote Code Execution 💰

[princechaddha]

Description:

studio-42/elfinder < 2.1.58 contains a remote code execution caused by execution of PHP code in a .phar file, letting attackers execute arbitrary PHP code if the server parses .phar files as PHP, exploit requires server to parse .phar files as PHP.

Severity: High

POC:

• https://blog.sonarsource.com/elfinder-case-study-of-web-file-manager-vulnerabilities/
• Remote Code Execution in elFinder 2.1.57 Studio-42/elFinder#3295

KEV: True

Shodan Query: http.title:"elfinder"

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[princechaddha]

/bounty $100

[algora-pbc]

💎 $100 bounty • ProjectDiscovery Bounty Available for CVE Template Contribution

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Attempt	Started (UTC)	Solution	Actions
🟢 @kajal1322705	Nov 30, 2025, 03:37:14 AM	#14145	Reward
🟢 @0xanis	Nov 30, 2025, 04:29:58 AM	#14135	Reward
🟢 @0xnemian	Nov 30, 2025, 05:46:26 AM	#14137	Reward
🟢 @Drshnnn	Nov 30, 2025, 05:11:22 AM	#14140	Reward

[kajal1322705]

/attempt #14132
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/pull/14145

[0xanis]

/attempt 14132

[Drshnnn]

/attempt #14132

[kajal1322705]

i am done here is the pr request https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/pull/14145