CVE-2021-40965
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in TinyFileManager all version up to and including 2.4.6 that allows attackers to upload files and run OS commands by inducing the Administrator user to browse a URL controlled by an attacker.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in TinyFileManager versions up to 2.4.6 allows authenticated administrators to be tricked into unknowingly uploading malicious files or executing OS commands. The attacker crafts a malicious URL that, when visited by a logged-in administrator, exploits the lack of CSRF token validation to perform privileged actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.4.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify TinyFileManager versionLocate the version number in the main PHP file (typically tfilemanager.php or class.php) or in a VERSION/CHANGELOG file within the application directoryAffected if Version is 2.4.6 or lower
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Verify CSRF token implementation in file upload codeInspect the source code for file upload handlers (search for move_uploaded_file or upload functions) and check whether they validate a CSRF token or session token before processing uploadsAffected if No CSRF token validation is found in upload handling code
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Verify CSRF token implementation in command execution codeInspect source code for OS command execution functions (shell_exec, exec, passthru, or similar) and check whether they validate a CSRF token or request origin before executing commandsAffected if No CSRF token validation is found in command execution code
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Check for anti-CSRF token presence in formsReview HTML forms in the application interface (particularly file upload and any command execution forms) to determine if they include hidden CSRF token fieldsAffected if Forms lack CSRF token fields
The environment is affected if running TinyFileManager version 2.4.6 or lower and the code does not implement CSRF token validation on state-changing operations like file uploads or command execution.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations (file uploads, command execution) and validate request origin headers to prevent forged requests from attacker-controlled pages.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-40965 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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