CVE-2026-11912
Description
The Simple File List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file modification due to insufficient authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete and modify files on the serve. This vulnerability is exploitable even when the administrator has not enabled the AllowFrontManage setting, because the is_admin() check unconditionally short-circuits the guard before that setting is evaluated.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-functions.php#L1265
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-functions.php#L1586
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-functions.php#L880
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-list-display.php#L473
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/simple-file-list.php#L262
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3579098%40simple-file-list&new=3579098%40simple-file-list&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/509a40d2-a33a-49ba-b858-fa8805127a1b?source=cve
CWEs
CWE-862
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.