Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Simple File List WordPress plugin before 4.4.12 does not escape parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.44095 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Simple File List (Unknown): 4.4.12
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simple File List | 4.4.12 to before 4.4.12 | 4.4.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Simple File List VendorUnknown Affected 4.4.12 to before 4.4.12 Fixed in 4.4.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.4.12 | Vulnerable | Simplefilelist |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.4.12 Vulnerable ·Simplefilelist
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Simple File List (Unknown) Fixed in 4.4.12
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3062
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87x2-4xvf-5x6q
References
More Simplefilelist Simple-file-list vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10200 WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2022-3062 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3062 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87x2-4xvf-5x6q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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