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CVE-2020-25213

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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.

CVSS 10.0 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

9.0/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 10: +1.50
Fresh EPSS: 97.33%: +0.49

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Rescana

Press · 12 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Active Exploitation Alert: WP-SHELLSTORM Campaign Mass-Compromises WordPress Sites via Plugin Vulnerabilities - Rescana

The Hacker News

Press · 10 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Exposed Hacker Server Reveals WP-SHELLSTORM Backdooring Thousands of WordPress Sites - The Hacker News

SOC Prime

Press · 19 Jun 2026, 07:00 · ErrTraffic Powers Growing ClickFix Malware Distribution - SOC Prime

Qualys

Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys

The Hacker News

Press · 23 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Top 15 Vulnerabilities Attackers Exploited Millions of Times to Hack Linux Systems - The Hacker News

See all 9 source documents

Unit 42

Press · 12 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Network Attack Trends: Internet of Threats (November 2020-January 2021) - Unit 42

Unit 42

Press · 05 Feb 2021, 08:00 · Exploits in the Wild for WordPress File Manager RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2020-25213) - Unit 42

Unit 42

Press · 22 Jan 2021, 08:00 · Network Attack Trends: Internet of Threats (August-October 2020) - Unit 42

Rapid7

Press · 13 Nov 2020, 08:00 · Metasploit Wrap-Up: 11/13/20 - Rapid7

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #49178 2020-12-02
exploitdb #51224 2023-04-03

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 10; EPSS 97.3%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:16.425062+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

09 Sep 2020, 00:00

First press mention

13 Nov 2020, 08:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Nov 2021, 00:00

Latest press mention

12 Jul 2026, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58

PoCs on GitHub

2 repositories