Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 access control

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-38909. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Studio 42 elFinder 2.1.64 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Copying files with an unauthorized extension between server directories allows an arbitrary attacker to expose secrets, perform RCE, etc.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-38909 since 06/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/25/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Studio 42

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• elFinder

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• 2.1.64

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