What is CVE-2022-3062?

CVE-2022-3062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplefilelist Simple-File-List, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-3062?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3062 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Simplefilelist Simple-File-List

CVE-2022-3062

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

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.441 (98.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.441 · newest: 0.441 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Simplefilelist Simple-File-List
Simple File List — versions 4.4.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/2e829bbe-1843-496d-a852-4150fa6d1f7a (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3062?: CVE-2022-3062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplefilelist Simple-File-List, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-3062?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3062 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.