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ghsa-34hm-qhxq-8vfv

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-07-12 12:30

Modified

2025-07-12 12:30

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

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  "modified": "2025-07-12T12:30:20Z",
  "published": "2025-07-12T12:30:20Z",
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      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160221"
    },
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2286920/simple-file-list"
    },
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/365da9c5-a8d0-45f6-863c-1b1926ffd574"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020042711"
    },
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CVE-2020-36847 (GCVE-0-2020-36847)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-07-12 09:24

Modified

2025-07-14 20:11

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9eb835fd-6ebf-4162-856c-0366b663a07e?source=cve
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2286920/simple-file-list
	https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160221/
	https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020042711
	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/365da9c5-a8d0-45f6-863c-1b1926ffd574/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	eemitch	Simple File List	Version: * ≤

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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