WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07073 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.2.8 | Vulnerable | Simplefilelist |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·Simplefilelist
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12832
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2cg-59q7-cp5x
References
More Simplefilelist Simple-file-list vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02825 Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-01014 Simple File List <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Download CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-02963 Simple File List < 4.4.13 - Page Creation via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-02962 Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-12832 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12832 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2cg-59q7-cp5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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