CVE-2023-52044

Exp

Studio-42 eLfinder 2.1.62 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) as there is no restriction for uploading files with the .php8 extension.

Published: 2024-10-31 Last update: 2025-04-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-52044 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-52044

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-52044

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.55% 0.77% -1.78%
2 2026-03-22 1.89% 2.55% +0.66%
3 2025-12-10 1.89%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-52044

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-52044

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-52044

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
std42 elfinder 2.1.62 cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:2.1.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-52044

URL Tags
https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/issues/3615 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence