What is CVE-2019-6257?

CVE-2019-6257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Std42 Elfinder, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2019-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-6257?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

SSRF in Std42 Elfinder

CVE-2019-6257

A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in elFinder before 2.1.46 could allow a malicious user to access the content of internal network resources. This occurs in get_remote_contents() in php/elFinder.class.php.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2019-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Std42 Elfinder

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/blob/68ec63c0aeca3963101aca8f842dc9f2e4c4c6d3/Cha… (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/2f522db8f037a66ce9040ee0b216aa4a0359286c (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6257?: CVE-2019-6257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Std42 Elfinder, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2019-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-6257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.