# CVE-2021-32682: elFinder before 2.1.59 contains multiple vulnerabilities leading to RCE

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-32682-elfinder-before-2-1-59-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-leading  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-06-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-32682 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-06-16

elFinder before 2.1.59 contains multiple vulnerabilities leading to RCE

Technologies: [studio-42/elfinder (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/studio-42-elfinder). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-32682 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-32682 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-32682?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 June 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.59.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-32682?** Yes. studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): upgrade to 2.1.59 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-32682?** Check whether you run studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) at an affected version. 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.

## How to fix

- studio-42/elfinder (Packagist): upgrade to 2.1.59 or later

  ```sh
  composer require studio-42/elfinder:^2.1.59
  ```


## Affected products

- studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.59

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-32682
- GHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr

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