# CVE-2020-25213: WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-25213-wordpress-file-manager-plugin-remote-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-11-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-25213 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

The WordPress File Manager plugin before version 6.9 contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to an unsafe elFinder connector file. Unauthenticated attackers can upload and execute arbitrary PHP code by leveraging the elFinder upload, mkfile, or put commands.

Vendors: [Wordpress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wordpress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-25213 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2020-25213 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2020-25213?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 3 November 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** webdesi9 File Manager (wp-file-manager) before 6.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-25213?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2020-25213 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-25213?** Check whether you run Wordpress File Manager Plugin. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- webdesi9 File Manager (wp-file-manager) before 6.9

## Timeline

- 2020-08: exploited: Exploited in the wild in August and September 2020.
- 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
- 2021-11-03: disclosed