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CVE-2021-43421

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-04-07
  • Fixed in2.1.60
  • WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

A File Upload vulnerability exists in Studio-42 elFinder 2.0.4 to 2.1.59 via connector.minimal.php, which allows a remote malicious user to upload arbitrary files and execute PHP code.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-04-0717:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-43421?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-43421?format=csv
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
studio-42/elfinder
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.0.4, < 2.1.602.1.60
Std42 elfinder
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.0.4, ≤ 2.1.59no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update studio-42/elfinder to 2.1.60

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-04-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-x4jx-hjwf-gc99

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43421?

A File Upload vulnerability exists in Studio-42 elFinder 2.0.4 to 2.1.59 via connector.minimal.php, which allows a remote malicious user to upload arbitrary files and execute PHP code.

Is CVE-2021-43421 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-43421 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 42.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-43421?

CVE-2021-43421 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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