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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-12832

simplefilelist simple-file-list Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Dec 2, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 2, 2023 · simplefilelist simple-file-list Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2020-12832 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm simplefilelist simple-file-list Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (simplefilelist simple-file-list Improper Limitation).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.07%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor simplefilelist simple-file-list

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor simplefilelist simple-file-listversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-12832

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-12832 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm simplefilelist simple-file-list Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 7.07%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 2, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Dec 2, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-12832

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-12832

    30-day exploitation probability 7.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.