CVE-2020-12832

CRITICAL
Published May 13, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published May 13, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
simplefilelistsimple-file-list* <4.2.8

References 3

  • ctulhu.me https://ctulhu.me/2020/05/16/cve-2020-12832/
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2302759
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-list/#developers
    Release NotesVendor Advisory

Remediation