WordPress Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.14 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

published 2025-08-20 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-28548

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

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 <= 6.1.14.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Mitchell Bennis Simple File List 6.1.15

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 14 mo ago (2025-08-20)

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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

Affected products

Mitchell Bennis Simple File List

Classification

Weakness

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

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-file-list/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-file-list-6-1-14-arbitrary-file-dow
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-54021
NVD CVE-2025-54021

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Summary