Description
Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain a missing authentication vulnerability in the elFinder connector endpoint at /editor/elfinder/php/connector.php where an HTTP redirect to unauthenticated callers does not call exit() or die(), allowing PHP execution to continue and process the full request server-side. Unauthenticated attackers can perform file operations on project media directories including creating directories, uploading files, renaming files, duplicating files, overwriting files, and deleting files, which can be chained with path traversal and extension blocklist vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution and arbitrary file read.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| thexerteproject | xerteonlinetoolkits | ≤ 3.15.0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Xerte Online Toolkits Arbitrary File Upload - Unauthenticated Media Upload
exploit/multi/http/xerte_unauthenticated_mediaupload
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Xerte Online Toolkits <= 3.15 - Remote Code Execution http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-34413.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://github.com/bootstrapbool/xerteonlinetoolkits-rce technical-description exploit
- https://xerte.org.uk/xertetoolkits_3.15_ChangeLog.html release-notes
- https://xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/downloads-1/category/3-xerte-online-toolkits product permissions-required
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1527 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/02661be88cc369325ea01b508086bde7fbfec805 patch
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/17e4f945fe6a3400fa88c01eda18c1075ee4a212 patch
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/507d55c5e91bf9310b5b1c7fad8aebfef902ad23 patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xerte-online-toolkits-missing-authentication-via-connector-php third-party-advisory