CVE-2021-23415

Directory Traversal

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Published Jul 28, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

This affects the package elFinder.AspNet before 1.1.1. The user-controlled file name is not properly sanitized before it is used to create a file system path.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

elFinder.AspNet

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elfinder.aspnet_project:elfinder.aspnet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1820	This affects the package elFinder.AspNet before 1.1.1. The user-controlled file name is not properly sanitized before it is used to create a file system path.
Github GHSA	GHSA-pjxv-w3qj-j8m3	Directory Traversal in elFinder.AspNet

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.732% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mguinness/elFinder.AspNet/commit/675049b39284a9e84f0915c71d688da8ebc7d720
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-ELFINDERASPNET-1315153

History

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Subscriptions

Elfinder.aspnet Project Elfinder.aspnet

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jul 28, 2021, 4:05 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:34 PM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 28, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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