Path Traversal in Simplefilelist Simple-File-List
CVE-2020-12832
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.071 (94.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2302759 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-list/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- ctulhu.me/2020/05/16/cve-2020-12832/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12832?
- CVE-2020-12832 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simplefilelist Simple-File-List, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12832?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12832 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.