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CVE-2018-16974
CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.7. There is a PHP Code Execution Vulnerability in apps/filemanager/upload/drop.php by using /filemanager/api/rm/.htaccess to remove the .htaccess file, and then using a filename that ends in .php followed by space characters (for bypassing the blacklist).
Published: Sep 12, 2018
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-434
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| elefantcms | elefant | * < 2.0.7 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-77j2-7whr-6vpx
Elefant CMS Code Execution Vulnerability
composer
elefant/cms
< 2.0.7
Fixed: 2.0.7
References (6)
- https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant/commit/49ba8cc24e9f009ce30d2c2eb9eefeb9be4ce1d0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant/issues/287 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant/releases/tag/elefant_2_0_7_stable Release Notes
- https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant/commit/49ba8cc24e9f009ce30d2c2eb9eefeb9be4ce1d0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant/issues/287 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant/releases/tag/elefant_2_0_7_stable Release Notes
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
3.57%
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub