Simple File List <= 6.3.7 - Missing Authorization

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-68591
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 25, 2025
Last Updated June 22, 2026
Researcher daroo

Description

The Simple File List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 6.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

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Vulnerability Details for Simple File List

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-file-list (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 6.3.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 6.3.7
Patched Version
  • 6.3.8

Recent vulnerabilities in Simple File List

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Simple File List <= 6.3.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-57382 6.1 Nguyen Ba Khanh July 7, 2026
2 Simple File List <= 6.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Operations (Deletion / Move / Folder Creation / Download) via 'frontmanage' Shortcode Attribute CVE-2026-12119 6.5 Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence PRISM June 19, 2026
3 Simple File List <= 6.3.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal in 'eeSubFolder' Parameter CVE-2026-11911 7.5 Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence PRISM June 19, 2026
4 Simple File List <= 6.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated File Modification via simplefilelist_edit_job AJAX Action CVE-2026-11912 7.5 Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence PRISM June 19, 2026
5 Simple File List <= 6.1.15 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Download CVE-2026-24953 6.5 daroo February 9, 2026
6 Simple File List <= 6.1.14 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download CVE-2025-54021 5.3 Phat RiO July 28, 2025
7 Simple File List <= 6.1.13 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Minor Settings Update CVE-2025-47450 5.3 Kévin Mosbahi (Mika) May 7, 2025
8 Simple File List <= 6.1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings CVE-2023-39924 4.4 Song Hyun Bae October 12, 2023
9 Simple File List <= 6.1.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion CVE-2023-44227 9.1 Rafshanzani Suhada September 28, 2023
10 Simple File List <= 6.0.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-1025 4.4 Shreya Pohekar February 28, 2023

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