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High · 8.6 CVE-2026-81889 EUVD-2026-68768GHSA-8x3q-jpjh-qh5c

elFinder: SSRF protection bypass via DNS rebinding in the `fsock_get_contents()` fallback

Published Aug 31, 2026 · Updated Sep 3, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Prior to 2.1.70, elFinder URL uploads in php/elFinder.class.php can bypass server-side request forgery protections when PHP cURL is unavailable because validate_address() validates $info['ip'], but get_remote_contents() selects fsock_get_contents(), which connects to $arr['host'] and performs a second DNS resolution. An attacker able to submit a URL upload can use DNS rebinding to have the first resolution return a public address and the connection resolution return a loopback or private address, causing the internal HTTP response body to be stored as an uploaded file and made readable through elFinder. After a successful fetch, get_headers($url, true) separately requests the original hostname without reusing the validated and pinned connection, creating an additional blind server-side request forgery path even when curl_get_contents() is selected. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.70.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Studio-42 elFinder < 2.1.70 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist studio-42/elfinder < 2.1.70 2.1.70 GHSA-8x3q-jpjh-qh5c

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