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GHSA-CHQG-R72F-GCGR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-20 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-20 18:31

Details

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List simple-file-list allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through <= 6.1.15.

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  "id": "GHSA-chqg-r72f-gcgr",
  "modified": "2026-02-20T18:31:39Z",
  "published": "2026-02-20T18:31:39Z",
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CVE-2026-24953 (GCVE-0-2026-24953)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-20 15:47 – Updated: 2026-02-20 15:47

Title

WordPress Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.15 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Patchstack

References

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/…

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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Mitchell Bennis	Simple File List	Affected: n/a , ≤ <= 6.1.15 (custom)

Credits

daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-CHQG-R72F-GCGR

CVE-2026-24953 (GCVE-0-2026-24953)

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