CVE-2020-12832

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

Simple File List: before 4.2.8 — fixed in 4.2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Simple File List 4.2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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