Is CVE-2020-25213 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2020-25213 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-25213?

CVE-2020-25213 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-25213?

CVE-2020-25213 has an EPSS score of 97.33% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25213?

Upgrade file manager to 6.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-25213

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin before 6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code because it renames an unsafe example elFinder connector file to have the .php extension. This, for example, allows attackers to run the elFinder upload (or mkfile and put) command to write PHP code into the wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/files/ directory. This was exploited in the wild in August and September 2020.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

file managerNVD

Affected:< 6.9Fixed in:6.9CVE-2020-25213derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

97.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

WordPress File Manager plugin contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to execute PHP code and upload malicious files on a target site.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Exploit5

Third-Party Advisory1

hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Release Notes1

wordpress.org

Press / Media1

zdnet.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-07.