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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2022-1119 in the critical feed json

Simple File List <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Download

published 2022-04-19 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-24462

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
20.0%
EPSS 20.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The Simple File List WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download via the eeFile parameter found in the ~/includes/ee-downloader.php file due to missing controls which makes it possible unauthenticated attackers to supply a path to a file that will subsequently be downloaded, in versions up to and including 3.2.7.

Patch / fix

  • simplefilelist simple-file-list 3.2.8

Exploit prediction

19.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress Simple File List <3.2.8 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/075a3cc5-1970-4b64-a16f-3ec97e22b606 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • docs.google.com https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qIZXTzEpI4tO6832vk1KfsSAroT0FY2l--THlhJ8z3c/edit referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • eemitch Simple File List

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.