What is CVE-2020-36847?

CVE-2020-36847 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eemitch Simple File List, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-36847?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36847 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Eemitch Simple File List

CVE-2020-36847

The Simple-File-List Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.2.2 via the rename function which can be used to rename uploaded PHP code with a png extension to use a php extension. Thi…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.893 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Eemitch Simple File List — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36847?: CVE-2020-36847 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eemitch Simple File List, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-36847?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36847 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.