CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-36847
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Description
The Simple-File-List Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.2.2 via the rename function which can be used to rename uploaded PHP code with a png extension to use a php extension. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.
Affected configurations
• simplefilelist simple file list (< 4.2.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160221/ Exploit
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2286920/simple-file-list Patch
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/365da9c5-a8d0-45f6-863c-1b1926ffd574/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020042711 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9eb835fd-6ebf-4162-856c-0366b663a07e?source=cve Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/365da9c5-a8d0-45f6-863c-1b1926ffd574/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory