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Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain a relative path traversal vulnerability in the elFinder connector endpoint at /editor/elfinder/php/conne…
Published:
21 April 2026 at 22:00:00
Alert date:
22 April 2026 at 22:11:22
Source:
nvd.nist.gov
Web Technologies, Enterprise Applications
Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain a relative path traversal vulnerability in the elFinder connector endpoint at /editor/elfinder/php/connector.php. The vulnerability exists because the name parameter in rename commands is not properly sanitized for path traversal sequences. Attackers can exploit this by supplying directory traversal sequences in the name value to move files from project media directories to arbitrary filesystem locations. This can lead to overwriting application files, achieving stored cross-site scripting, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, enable unauthenticated remote code execution by moving PHP code files to the application root. The vulnerability affects the file management functionality of the web-based learning platform.
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Affected products:
Xerte Online Toolkits
Related links:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34414
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/02661be88cc369325ea01b508086bde7fbfec805
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/17e4f945fe6a3400fa88c01eda18c1075ee4a212
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/507d55c5e91bf9310b5b1c7fad8aebfef902ad23
https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1527
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xerte-online-toolkits-path-traversal-via-connector-php
https://xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/downloads-1/category/3-xerte-online-toolkits
https://xerte.org.uk/xertetoolkits_3.15_ChangeLog.html
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