# CVE-2021-40964: A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in TinyFileManager all version up to and including 2.4.6 that allows attackers to upload a file (with

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-09-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- https://github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager
- https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/953368dcdd9e5eeefd83920166099528
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166330/Tiny-File-Manager-2.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50828
- https://github.com/Z3R0space/CVE-2021-40964

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