# CVE-2023-27842: Insecure Permissions vulnerability found in Extplorer File manager eXtplorer v.2.1.15 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-03-21 · Updated: 2025-02-26

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Insecure Permissions vulnerability found in Extplorer File manager eXtplorer v.2.1.15 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the index.php compenent

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://blog.tristaomarinho.com/extplorer-2-1-15-insecure-permissions-following-remote-code-execution/
- http://extplorer.net/
- http://extplorer.net/attachments/download/99/eXtplorer_2.1.15.zip
- https://github.com/tristao-marinho/CVE-2023-27842/blob/main/README.md
- https://github.com/tristao-marinho/CVE-2023-27842
- https://github.com/cowsecurity/CVE-2023-27842

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