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CVE-2026-81889: CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Studio-42 elFinder

0
High
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-81889cvecve-2026-81889cwe-918
Published: 08/31/2026 (08/31/2026, 20:25:27 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Studio-42
Product: elFinder

Description

elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.70, elFinder URL uploads in php/elFinder.class.php can bypass server-side request forgery protections when PHP cURL is unavailable because validate_address() validates $info['ip'], but get_remote_contents() selects fsock_get_contents(), which connects to $arr['host'] and performs a second DNS resolution. An attacker able to submit a URL upload can use DNS rebinding to have the first resolution return a public address and the connection resolution return a loopback or private address, causing the internal HTTP response body to be stored as an uploaded file and made readable through elFinder. After a successful fetch, get_headers($url, true) separately requests the original hostname without reusing the validated and pinned connection, creating an additional blind server-side request forgery path even when curl_get_contents() is selected. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.70.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.6high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-08-27T17:48:42.123Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a95e616acd9273b498f36f8

Added to database: 08/31/2026, 20:37:42 UTC

Last updated: 09/01/2026, 03:00:29 UTC

Views: 10

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