Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Modification

published 2022-11-29 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-51410

cvss: 3.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file modifications in versions up to, and including, 6.8 via the 'file' parameter which does not properly restrict files to be edited in the context of the plugin. This makes it possible with attackers, with high-level permissions such as an administrator, to supply paths to arbitrary files on the server that can be modified outside of the intended scope of the plugin.

Patch / fix

links 1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2804020%40si… advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-23)

Exploit prediction

0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

simplepress Simple:Press Forum

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-4031
NVD CVE-2022-4031

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Summary