CVE-2026-81891 (GCVE-0-2026-81891)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-31 20:33 – Updated: 2026-09-01 14:58
VLAI
Title
elFinder: ZIP extraction bypasses uploadDeny MIME filter allowing PHP file upload (RCE)
Summary
elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.70, checkExtractItems() in php/elFinderVolumeDriver.class.php calls mimetypeInternalDetect() without passing the result through mimeTypeNormalize(). Because the .phtml, .phar, .php5, and .php3 extensions are absent from mime.types, the staticMimeMap entries that map them to text/x-php are not applied, and allowPutMime() permits extraction even when uploadDeny blocks text/x-php. An attacker with ZIP upload permission can extract PHP-executable files into a web-accessible files/ directory and achieve remote code execution when the server executes those extensions. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.70.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-01 14:16 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Studio-42 elFinder Affected: < 2.1.70
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