What is CVE-2019-16790?

CVE-2019-16790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prasathmani Tiny File Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-16790?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

RCE in Prasathmani Tiny File Manager

CVE-2019-16790

In Tiny File Manager before 2.3.9, there is a remote code execution via Upload from URL and Edit/Rename files. Only authenticated users are impacted.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2019-12-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Prasathmani Tiny File Manager
Tiny File Manager — versions before 2.3.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager/security/advisories/GHSA-w72h-v37j-rrwr (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/prasathmani/tinyfilemanager/commit/9a499734c5084e3c2eb505f100d50baac… (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16790?: CVE-2019-16790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prasathmani Tiny File Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-16790?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.