CVE-2026-34415
CRITICALXerte Online Toolkits File Upload RCE via elfinder Connector
Title source: cnaDescription
Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain an incomplete input validation vulnerability in the elFinder connector endpoint that fails to block PHP-executable extensions .php4 due to an incorrect regex pattern. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw combined with authentication bypass and path traversal vulnerabilities to upload malicious PHP code, rename it with a .php4 extension, and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Exploit technical-description
exploit
https://github.com/bootstrapbool/xerteonlinetoolkits-rce
Release Notes release-notes
https://xerte.org.uk/xertetoolkits_3.15_ChangeLog.html
Product, Permissions Required product
permissions-required
https://xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/downloads-1/category/3-xerte-online-toolkits
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1527
Patch patch
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/02661be88cc369325ea01b508086bde7fbfec805
Patch patch
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/17e4f945fe6a3400fa88c01eda18c1075ee4a212
Patch patch
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/507d55c5e91bf9310b5b1c7fad8aebfef902ad23
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xerte-online-toolkits-file-upload-rce-via-elfinder-connector
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0070
EPSS Percentile
48.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-184
Status
published
Products (7)
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
< 02661be88cc369325ea01b508086bde7fbfec805
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
< 17e4f945fe6a3400fa88c01eda18c1075ee4a212
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
< 3.15.0
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
< 507d55c5e91bf9310b5b1c7fad8aebfef902ad23
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
3.13.0
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
3.14.0
thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
3.15.0
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 23, 2026