CVE-2020-12832 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting the WordPress Simple File List plugin prior to version 4.2.8, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files due to insufficient input validation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this flaw poses a significant risk of complete compromise (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available via Nuclei templates, and the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion, suggesting active interest in its exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.