# CVE-2026-34415: Xerte Online Toolkits File Upload RCE via elfinder Connector

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-04-22 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- thexerteproject xerteonlinetoolkits: through 3.15.0

## Description

Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain an incomplete input validation vulnerability in the elFinder connector endpoint that fails to block PHP-executable extensions .php4 due to an incorrect regex pattern. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw combined with authentication bypass and path traversal vulnerabilities to upload malicious PHP code, rename it with a .php4 extension, and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on thexerteproject xerteonlinetoolkits, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/bootstrapbool/xerteonlinetoolkits-rce
- https://xerte.org.uk/xertetoolkits_3.15_ChangeLog.html
- https://xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/downloads-1/category/3-xerte-online-toolkits
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1527
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/02661be88cc369325ea01b508086bde7fbfec805
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/17e4f945fe6a3400fa88c01eda18c1075ee4a212
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/507d55c5e91bf9310b5b1c7fad8aebfef902ad23
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xerte-online-toolkits-file-upload-rce-via-elfinder-connector
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/xerte_unauthenticated_mediaupload.rb

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